Pre-procedural barriers to accessing novel treatments for aortic stenosis among racial/ethnic minorities in the veterans affairs healthcare system

Background: Novel structural heart procedures offer life-saving treatment advantages, yet little is known about pre-procedural barriers to care by race/ethnicity. Methods: All echocardiograms performed at a Veterans Affairs hospital from 2015 to 2019 were reviewed to identify patients with severe ao...

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Main Authors: Ashwini Kerkar, Santosh Gummidipundi, Paul A. Heidenreich, Celina M. Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:American Heart Journal Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666602221000276