Race and Ethnic and Sex Differences in Rhythm Control Treatment of Incident Atrial Fibrillation.
Larry R Jackson IiDaniel J FriedmanDiane M FrancisSonia MaccioniVincent C ThomasPaul M CoplanRahul KhannaCharlene WongNeloufar RahaiJonathan P PicciniPublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2023)
Black patients were less likely to receive pharmacologic and procedural rhythm control therapies. Further research is needed to understand the drivers of undertreatment among racial and ethnic groups and females with AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial
- ejection fraction
- catheter ablation
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- heart rate
- prognostic factors
- venous thromboembolism
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular
- combination therapy
- mitral valve
- african american