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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2019

Racial Disparities in Type of Heart Failure and Hospitalization.

Wei-Chen Lee, Hani Serag, Robert L Ohsfeldt, Karl Eschbach, Wissam Khalife, Mohamed Morsy, Kenneth D Smith, Ben G Raimer

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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Wei-Chen LeeOffice of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555-0920, USA. weilee@utmb.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-5444
Hani SeragOffice of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555-0920, USA.
Robert L OhsfeldtDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
Karl EschbachDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Wissam KhalifeDepartment of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Mohamed MorsyDepartment of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Kenneth D SmithOffice of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555-0920, USA.
Ben G RaimerOffice of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555-0920, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and readmissions. Our study aimed to examine racial disparities in heart failure patients including onset, mortality, length of stay (LOS), direct costs, and readmission rates. This is a secondary data analysis. We analyzed the risk-adjusted inpatient data of all patients admitted with HF to one health academic center. We compared five health outcomes among three racial groups (white, black, and Hispanic). There were 1006 adult patients making 1605 visits from 10/01/2011 to 09/30/2015. Most black patients were admitted in younger age than other racial groups which indicates the needs for more public health preventions. With risk adjustments, the racial differences in LOS and readmission rates remain. We stratified health outcomes by race/ethnic and type of HF. The findings suggest that further studies to uncover underlying causes of these disparities are necessary. Using risk-adjusted hospitalization data allows for comparisons of quality of care across three racial groups. The study suggests that more prevention and protection services are needed for African American patients with heart failure.

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Health Status DisparitiesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth ExpendituresHeart FailureHispanic or LatinoHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Health CareHealth disparitiesHeart failureLength of stayReadmission

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PMID29564642

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