Objective Race-based disparities in healthcare have been related to a myriad of prevailing
factors among minorities in the United States. This study aims to study the race-based …

Objective Black patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in the United States are
more often symptomatic at presentation and have more comorbidities compared with white …

OBJECTIVE: Racial disparities in the outcomes of patients undergoing carotid
endarterectomy (CEA) have been reported. We sought to examine the contemporary …

Objective To examine the influence of race and other potentially confounding variables on
the outcome of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Summary Previous studies have …

There are many variables that lead to inequities in quality and outcomes of health care. In
particular, access to care, particularly adequate insurance, appears to be a major driver of …

Background and Purpose—Prior work documented racial and ethnic disparities in incidence
of stroke, stroke risk factors, and use of carotid endarterectomy. Less is known about …

Objective Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective treatment for carotid stenosis. All
previous studies on racial disparity of CEA outcomes omitted Asian Americans. This study …

Objective. To determine if there are racial differences in postoperative outcomes for patients
undergoing CEA at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. Design. Secondary analysis of …

Objective: African American patients have been underrepresented in large-scale trials of
carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Thus the role of CEA in the treatment of extracranial carotid …

Brown et al 1 raised an important issue on racial inequality. Although the authors are correct
that racial differences may exist among patients with carotid stenosis, it is less certain that …