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Increased Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Black Women Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery
(2015)
Race and sex disparities are believed to play an important
role in heart disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the
association between race, sex, and number of diseased vessels at the
time of coronary artery ...
The effect of race and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting
(2013-04)
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a known predictor of decreased long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Differences in survival by race have not been examined.
Methods: ...
Factors Associated with Discharge to a Skilled Nursing Facility after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
(2018-12-28)
An assumption regarding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive procedure for treating aortic stenosis, is that patients remain at, or near baseline and soon return to their presurgical home to ...