Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplants Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction.
Scott W RoseBraden W StrackmanOlivia N GilbertKaren E LasserMichael K Paasche-OrlowMeng-Yun LinGeorgia SaylorAmresh D HanchatePublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
Among adults with HFrEF, the use of LVAD and HT is lower among women and Black men. Health systems and policymakers should identify and ameliorate sources of sex and racial inequities.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- drinking water
- acute myocardial infarction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- cervical cancer screening
- left atrial
- insulin resistance
- acute coronary syndrome
- breast cancer risk
- affordable care act
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- skeletal muscle