The impact of race on utilization of durable left ventricular assist device therapy in patients with advanced heart failure

ConclusionsBlack patients in our study did not have a statistically significant difference in the rate of durable LVAD implantation compared with White patients after adjustments were made for age, sex, socioeconomic, and clinical covariates. Larger prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - September 20, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mandisa ‐Maia Jones, Lisa M. McElroy, Manal Mirreh, Matthew Fuller, Rebecca Schroeder, Kamrouz Ghadimi, Adam DeVore, Chetan B. Patel, Eric Black‐Maier, Raquel Bartz, Kevin Thomas Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research