Proposed solutions to combat the mechanisms underlying the observed disparate outcomes require deployment of a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, and experts in health care equity and medical ethics. Successful identification of at-risk populations and the implementation of preventive measures are necessary first steps towards dismantling racial/ethnic differences in cardiac surgery outcomes.
Keyphrases
- cardiac surgery
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- acute kidney injury
- public health
- primary care
- left ventricular
- palliative care
- global health
- big data
- affordable care act
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- machine learning
- health information
- atrial fibrillation
- health insurance
- glycemic control
- thoracic surgery