Objectives. Utilization rates for cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery in the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system were studied to determine whether …

Racial differences have recently been described in hospital practice, most notably with
regard to cardiac procedure utilization. To evaluate the possible reasons behind these …

Previous studies have demonstrated that regionalization of resources for cardiac
catheterization, percutaneous coronary artery angioplasty (PTCA), and coronary artery …

Background Previous studies have found racial differences in the use of invasive
cardiovascular procedures, which may be due in part to the greater financial incentives to …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to compare use of invasive cardiovascular
procedures among Latino, Asian, African-American, and White patients. METHODS. In a …

BACKGROUND: Lower or less racially equitable cardiac procedure rates at Veterans Affairs
medical centers (VAMCs) with larger minority populations may be sources of racial …

Background: Lower rates of invasive cardiac procedures have been reported for blacks and
women than for white men. However, few studies have adjusted for differences in the type of …

Studies based on a variety of primary data sets have consistently demonstrated that African
Americans are about half as likely as whites to receive interventional therapy for coronary …

Objectives. We sought to determine whether racial differences in rates of coronary artery
bypass graft surgery (CABG), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and …

Background Reports indicate that black patients are less likely than white patients to receive
invasive cardiac services after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There is …