title: Comparison of three-year outcomes in blacks versus whites with coronary heart disease following percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sanborn
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: 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