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Racial disparities in treatment patterns, healthcare resource use, and outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the United States.

Lana Melendres-GrovesWenze TangHayley D GermackZhiwen LiuKay Sadik
Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2024)
Differences in demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns between Black and White patients with PAH were observed. Disparities between Black and White patients <65 years were only partially mediated through social determinants of health variables, suggesting other factors may be involved.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • healthcare
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • pulmonary artery
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • risk assessment
  • weight loss
  • african american