The cardiac access longitudinal study - A study of access to invasive cardiology among African American and white patients

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LaVeist, TA [1 ]
Arthur, M
Morgan, A
Rubinstein, M
Kinder, J
Kinney, LM
Plantholt, S
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[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Hlth Dispar Solut, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
[2] Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA
[3] Ltd Liabil Co, Heart 1, Baltimore, MD USA
[4] St Agnes Healthcare, Dept Cardiol, Baltimore, MD 21229 USA
[5] Bon Seccours Baltimore Hlth Syst, Dept Cardiol, Baltimore, MD USA
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10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00042-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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OBJECTIVES We sought to identify factors contributing to racial disparity in. the receipt of coronary angiography (CA). BACKGROUND Numerous studies have demonstrated that African American patients are less likely to receive needed diagnostic and therapeutic coronary procedures than white patients. This report summarizes the methods and findings of a study linking medical records with patient and physician interviews to address racial disparities in the utilization of CA. METHODS This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study conducted in three urban hospitals in Maryland. A total of 9,275 medical records were reviewed, representing all 7,058 cardiac patients admitted in a two-year period. We identified 2,623 patients who, according to American College of Cardiology guidelines, were candidates for receiving CA. A total of 1,669 patients (721 African Americans and 948 whites) and 74% of their physicians were successfully interviewed. Multivariate and hierarchical multivariate logistic regression were used to construct a model of receipt of CA within one year of the hospitalization. RESULTS The unadjusted odds of white patients receiving CA was three times greater than the odds for African American patients (odds ratio [OR] 3.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.4 to 3.7). Adjusting for patients' clinical and social characteristics resulted in a 13% reduction in the OR for race. Adjusting for physician and health care system characteristics reduced the OR by 43%, to 1.7 (95% CI 1.3 to 2.4). CONCLUSIONS Racial disparity in the utilization of CA is a function of differences in the health care system "context" in which African American and white patients obtain care, combined with differences in the specific clinical characteristics of patients.
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