Efird, Jimmy T.O'Neal, Wesley T.Bolin, Paul Jr.Davies, Stephen W.O'Neal, Jason B.Anderson, Curtis A.Ferguson, T. BruceChitwood, W. RandolphKypson, Alan P.2016-05-312016-05-312013-09International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 10:9 p. 4175-41851661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5418The aim of this study was to examine racial differences in long-term survival among hemodialysis patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). To our knowledge this has not been previously addressed in the literature. Black and white hemodialysis patients undergoing first-time, isolated CABG procedures between 1992 and 2011 were compared. Survival probabilities were computed using the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method and stratified by race. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed using a Cox regression model. A total of 207 (2%) patients were on hemodialysis at the time of CABG. White (n = 80) hemodialysis patients had significantly decreased 5-year survival compared with black (n = 127) patients (adjusted HR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.2–2.8). Our finding provides useful outcome information for surgeons, primary care providers, and their patients.dialysismortalityparadoxdisparitiesheart diseaseArticlepmc379952610.3390/ijerph10094175