Comparison of three-year outcomes in blacks versus whites with coronary heart disease following percutaneous coronary intervention

Jeffrey S Berger; Timothy A Sanborn; Warren Sherman; David L Brown

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.033

Comparison of three-year outcomes in blacks versus whites with coronary heart disease following percutaneous coronary intervention

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Sep 1;94(5):647-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.033.

Authors

Jeffrey S Berger¹, Timothy A Sanborn, Warren Sherman, David L Brown

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA.

PMID: 15342300
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.033

Abstract

There are limited data regarding the effect of race on survival after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the modern era. The investigators analyzed the impact of race on 3-year survival in 3,783 consecutive patients who underwent PCI in 1998 and 1999.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / mortality*
Black People
Cohort Studies
Coronary Disease / ethnology
Coronary Disease / mortality*
Coronary Disease / therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
White People