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
- pregnancy outcomes
- mitral valve
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- type diabetes
- african american
- aortic stenosis
- insulin resistance
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- health insurance