Researchers investigated racial and ethnic disparities in anticoagulation initiation in patients dually enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration and Medicare.
Researchers assessed the link between rates of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic makeup of Medicare beneficiaries.
Poorest neighborhoods in New York City have cervical cancer rates 73 percent higher than wealthiest neighborhoods.
A team of researchers analyzed Medicare data to identify factors related to higher odds of receiving high vs low segregated care for coronary artery bypass grafting.
Carlos J Rodriguez, MD, discusses research presented at AHA 2021, which highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in anthracycline cardiotoxicity — a topic with limited prior data.
Researchers analyzed the temporal trend in racial and ethnic differences in the use of intravenous thrombolysis after stroke between 2009 and 2018 in a representative sample of adults in the US.
In a cross-sectional study, researchers sought to better understand prognosis discordance between physicians and families with patients with severe brain injury and the factors associated with it.
Equality assures that everyone receives the same thing, but equity assures that everyone gets what they need.
The 12th annual Spirit of the Heart Virtual Awards Gala & Fundraiser, to be conducted as a virtual event on Saturday, October 16th, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST, provides an opportunity for individuals to support the efforts of the ABC to remove barriers to optimal heart health in minority populations.
Recent research and an interviews with cardiologists highlight health disparities in heart failure care.
