Comparison of three-year outcomes in blacks versus whites with coronary heart disease following percutaneous coronary intervention.
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.
Berger
Jeffrey S
JS
Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA.
Sanborn
Timothy A
TA
Sherman
Warren
W
Brown
David L
DL
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000401:mortality*; D044383:Black People; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People