Background: Reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) has been identified as an important
lever for minimizing the burden of heart failure hospitalization, yet the impact of social and …

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether racial and ethnic differences exist
among patients with similar access to care. We examined outcomes after heart failure …

Background: Racial inequities for patients with heart failure (HF) have been widely
documented. HF patients who receive cardiology care during a hospital admission have …

Objective: To examine relationships between race and five aspects of hospital care.
Methods: Cross-sectional data of 373,158 discharges with heart failure in the 1995–1997 …

Background Black and Hispanic populations are at increased risk for developing heart
failure (HF) at a younger age and experience differential morbidity and possibly differential …

Race and gender are important determinants of certain clinical outcomes in cardiovascular
disease. To examine the influence of race and gender on care process, resource use, and …

Background Prior studies have documented racial and ethnic disparities in hospitalization
among patients with heart failure (HF). However, racial/ethnic differences in trajectories of …

Background: Racial disparities in heart failure hospitalization and mortality are well
established; however, the association between different social determinants of health …

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and readmissions. Our
study aimed to examine racial disparities in heart failure patients including onset, mortality …

ContextBlack patients hospitalized with heart failure reportedly receive poorer quality of care
and have worse outcomes than white patients. Because previous studies have been based …