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
- acute myocardial infarction
- drinking water
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- mitral valve
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- middle aged
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- aortic stenosis
- adipose tissue
- breast cancer risk
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pregnant women
- affordable care act
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- cervical cancer screening
- health insurance
- ejection fraction