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Alderman MH, Cohen HW, Madhavan S. Myocardial infarction in treated hypertensive patients: the paradox of lower incidence but higher mortality in young blacks compared with whites. Circulation 2000 101(10) 1109-14
Alexander M, Grumbach K, Remy L, Rowell R, Massie BM. Congestive heart failure hospitalizations and survival in California: patterns according to race/ethnicity. Am Heart J 1999 137(5) 919-27
Alexander M, Grumbach K, Selby J, Brown AF, Washington E. Hospitalization for congestive heart failure. Explaining racial differences. JAMA 1995 274(13) 1037-42
Allison JJ, Kiefe CI, Centor RM, Box JB, Farmer RM. Racial differences in the medical treatment of elderly Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Gen Intern Med 1996 11(12) 736-43
Allison JJ, Kiefe CI, Weissman NW, Person SD, Rousculp M, Canto JG, Bae S, Williams OD, Farmer R, Centor RM. Relationship of hospital teaching status with quality of care and mortality for Medicare patients with acute MI. JAMA 2000 284(10) 1256-62
Auerbach AD, Hamel MB, Califf RM, Davis RB, Wenger NS, Desbiens N, Goldman L, Vidaillet H, Connors AF, Lynn J, Dawson NV, Phillips RS. Patient characteristics associated with care by a cardiologist among adults hospitalized with severe congestive heart failure. SUPPORT Investigators. Study to understand prognoses and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 36(7) 2119-25
Ayanian JZ, Epstein AM. Differences in the use of procedures between women and men hospitalized for coronary heart disease. N Eng J Med 1991 325(4) 221-5
Ayanian JZ, Guadagnoli E, McNeil BJ, Cleary PD. Treatment and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction among patients of cardiologist and generalist physicians. Arch Intern Med 1997 157(22) 2570-6
  Ayanian JZ, Landrum MB, Normand SL, Guadagnoli E, McNeil BJ. Rating the appropriateness of coronary angiography--do practicing physicians agree with an expert panel and with each other? N Eng J Med 1998 338(26) 1896-904
Ayanian JZ, Udvarhelyi IS, Gatsonis CA, Pashos CL, Epstein AM. Racial differences in the use of revascularization procedures after coronary angiography. JAMA 1993 269(20) 2642-6
Ayanian JZ, Weissman JS, Chasan-Taber S, and Epstein AM. Quality of care by race and gender for congestive heart failure and pneumonia. Medical Care 1999 37(12) 1260-9
Barnhart JM, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Monrad ES. Clinical and nonclinical correlates of racial and ethnic differences in recommendation patterns for coronary revascularization. Clin Cardiol 2000 23(8) 580-6
  Barrow J. Implications of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) on differences based on race and gender in the treatment of patients presenting to a hospital emergency department with chest pain. Saint Louis Univ Public Law Review 1996 15(2) 278-302
  Barrow CL, Easley KA. The role of gender and race on the time delay for emergency department patients complaining of chest pain to be evaluated by a physician. Saint Louis Univ Public Law Review 1996 15(2) 267-77
Bates DW, Miller E, Bernstein SJ, Hauptman PJ, Leape LL. Coronary angiography and angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med 1997 126(7) 539-50
Bearden D, Allman R, McDonald R, Miller S, Pressel S, Petrovitch H. Age, race, and gender variation in the utilization of coronary artery bypass surgery and angioplasty in SHEP. SHEP Cooperative Research Group. Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994 42(11) 1143-9
Becker LB, Han BH, Meyer PM, Wright FA, Rhodes KV, Smith DW, Barrett J. Racial differences in the incidence of cardiac arrest and subsequent survival. The CPR Chicago Project. N Eng J Med 1993 329(9) 600-6
  Bell PD, Hudson S. Equity in the diagnosis of chest pain: race and gender. Am J Health Behav 2001 25(1) 60-71
  Berger AK, Edris DW, Breall JA, Oetgen WJ, Marciniak TA, Molinari GF. Resource use and quality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infacrtion in Maryland and the District of Columbia: analysis of data from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. Am Heart J 1998 135(2 Pt 1) 349-56
Betancourt JR, Carrillo JE, Green AR. Hypertension in multicultural and minority populations: linking communication to compliance. Curr Hypertens Rep 1999 1(6) 482-8
Blustein J. High-technology cardiac procedures. The impact of service availability on service use in New York State. JAMA 1993 270(3) 344-9
Blustein J, Arons RR, Shea S. Sequential events contributing to variations in cardiac revascularization rates. Med Care 1995 33(8) 864-80
Blustein J, Weitzman BC. Access to hospitals with high-technology cardiac services: how is race important? Am J Pub Health 1995 85(3) 345-51
  Borowsky SJ, Kravitz RL, Laouri M, Leake B, Partridge J, Kaushik V, Haywood LJ, Brook RH. Effect of physician specialty on use of necessary coronary angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 1995 26 1484-91
  Borzak S, Joseph C, Havstad S, Tilley B, Smith ST, Housholder SD, Gheorghiade M. Lower thrombolytic use for African Americans with myocardial infarction: an influence of clinical presentation? Am Heart J 1999 137(2) 338-45
Brook RH, Park RE, Chassin MR, Solomon DH, Keesey J, Kosecoff J. Predicting the appropriate use of carotid endarterectomy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and coronary angiography. N Eng J Med 1990 323(17) 1173-7
Brookoff D, Kellerman AL, Hackman BB, Somes G, Dobyns P. Do blacks get bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation as often as whites? Ann Emerg Med 1994 24(6) 1147-50
Canto JG, Allison JJ, Kiefe CI, Fincher C, Farmer R, Sekar P, Person S, Weissman NW. Relation of race and sex to the use of reperfusion therapy in medicare beneficiaries with acute myocardial infarction. N Eng J Med 2000 342(15) 1094-100
Canto JG, Rogers WJ, Zhang Y, Roseman JM, French WJ, Gore JM, Chandra NC. The association between the on-site availability of cardiac procedures and the utilization of those services for acute myocardial infarction by payer group. The National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2 Investigators. Clin Cardiol 1999 22(8) 519-24
Canto JG, Taylor HA Jr, Rogers WJ, Sanderson B, Hilbe J, Barron HV. Presenting characteristics, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes of non-black minorities in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2. Am J Cardiol 1998 82(9) 1013-8
Carlisle DM, Leake BD. Differences in the effect of patientsÐ socioeconomic status on the use of invasive cardiovascular procedures across health insurance categories. Am J Public Health 1998 88(7) 1089-92
Carlisle DM, Leake BD, Brook RH, Shapiro MF. The effect of race and ethnicity on the use of selected health care procedures: a comparison of south central Los Angeles and the remainder of Los Angeles County. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1996 7(4) 308-22
Carlisle DM, Leake BD, Shapiro MF. Racial and ethnic differences in the use of invasive cardiac procedures among cardiac patients in Los Angeles County, 1986 through 1988. Am J Public Health 1995 85(3) 352-6
  Carlisle DM, Leake BD, Shapiro MF. Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of cardiovascular procedures: associations with type of health insurance. Am J Public Health 1997 87(2) 263-7
Carlisle DM, Leape LL, Bickel S, Bell R, Kamberg C, Genovese B, French WJ, Kaushik VS, Mahrer PR, Ellestad MH, Brook RH, Shapiro MF. Underuse and overuse of diagnostic testing for coronary artery disease in patients presenting with new-onset chest pain. Am J Med 1999 106(4) 391-8
Castaner A, Simmons BE, Mar M, Cooper R. Myocardial infarction among black patients: poor prognosis after hospital discharge. Ann Intern Med 1988 109(1) 33-5
  Chen J, Rathore SS, Radford MJ, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Racial differences in the use of cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 2001 344(19) 1443-9
Collins TC, Clark JA, Petersen LA, Kressin NR. Racial differences in how patients perceive physician communication regarding cardiac testing. Med Care 2002 40(1 Suppl) I27-34
Collins TC, Johnson M, Henderson W, Khuri SF, Daley J. Lower extremity nontraumatic amputation among Veterans with peripheral arterial disease: Is Race an Independent Factor? Med Care 2002 40(1 Suppl) 106-16
Conigliaro J, Whittle J, Good CB, Hanusa BH, Passman LJ, Lofgren RP, Allman R, Ubel PA, OÐConnor M, Macpherson DS. Understanding racial variation in the use of coronary revascularization procedures: the role of clinical factors. Arch Intern Med 2000 160(9) 1329-35
Conigliaro J, Whittle J, Good CB, Skanderson M, Kelley M, Goldberg K. Delay in presentation for cardiac care by race, age, and site of care. Med Care 2002 40(1 Suppl) I97-105
  Cooper R, Cutler J, Desvigne-Nickens P, Fortmann SP, Friedman L, Havlik R, Hogelin G, Marler J, McGovern P, Morosco G, Mosca L, Pearson T, Stamler J, Stryer D, Thom T. Trends and disparities in coronary heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in the United States: findings of the national conference on cardiovascular disease prevention. Circulation 2000 102(25) 3137-47
Coughlin SS, Gottdiener JS, Baughman KL, Wasserman A, Marx ES, Tefft MC, Gersh BJ. Black-white differences in mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: the Washington, DC, dilated cardiomyopathy study. J Natl Med Assoc 1994 86(8) 583-91
Coughlin SS, Halabi S, Metayer C. Barriers to cardiac transplantation in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy the Washington, DC, dilated cardiomyopathy study. J Natl Med Assoc 1998 90(6) 342-8
Coughlin SS, Myers L, Michaels RK. What explains black-white differences in survival in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy? The Washington, DC, Dilated Cardiomyopathy Study. J Natl Med Assoc 1997 89(4) 277-82
Cowie MR, Fahrenbruch CE, Cobb LA, Hallstrom AP. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: racial differences in outcome in Seattle. Am J Public Health 1993 83(7) 955-9
Cox JL, Chen E, Naylor CD. Revascularization after acute myocardial infarction: impact of hospital teaching status and on-site invasive facilities. J Gen Intern Med 1994 9(12) 674-8
Crawford SL, McGraw SA, Smith KW, McKinlay JB, Pierson JE. Do blacks and whites differ in their use of health care for symptoms of coronary disease? Am J Public Health 1994 84(6) 957-64
Cutter GR, Oberman A, Kouchoukos N, Rogers W. Epidemiologic study of candidates for coronary artery bypass surgery. Circulation 1982 66(5 Part 2) III6-15
Daumit GL, Hermann JA, Coresh J, Powe NR.  Use of cardiovascular procedures among black persons and white persons: a 7-year nationwide study in patients with renal disease. Ann Intern Med 1999 130(3) 173-82
  Davis S, Hughes J, Lui Y. Trends in the rate of emergency room admissions for preventable cardiovascular conditions among african american men and women over the past decade. Continuation of negative trends. Ann Epidemiol 2000 10(7) 459-60
Dickman RL, Bukowski S. Epidemiology and ethics of coronary artery bypass surgery in an eastern country. J Fam Pract 1982 14(2) 233-9
Ebell MH, Smith M, Kruse JA, Drader-Wilcox J, Novak J. Effect of race on survival following in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Fam Pract 1995 40(6) 571-7
Escobedo LG, Giles WH, and Anda RF. Socioeconomic status, race, and death from coronary heart disease. Am J Prev Med 1997 13(2) 123-30
Ferguson JA, Adams TA, Weinberger M. Racial differences in cardiac catheterization use and appropriateness. Am J Med Sci 1998 315(5) 302-6
Ferguson JA, Tierney WM, Westmoreland GR, Mamlin LA, Segar DS, Eckert GJ, Zhou XH, Martin DK, Weinberger M. Examination of racial differences in management of cardiovascular disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997 30 1707-13
Ferguson JA, Weinberger M, Westmoreland GR, Mamlin LA, Segar DS, Greene JY, Martin DK, Tierney WM. Racial disparity in cardiac decision making: result from patient focus groups. Arch Int Med 1998 158(13) 1450-3
  Finnegan JR, Meischke H, Zapka JG, Leviton L, Meshack A, Benjamin-Garner R, Estabrook B, Hall NJ, Schaeffer S, Smith C, Weitzman ER, Raczyniski J, Stone E. Patient delay in seeking care for heart attack symptoms: findings from focus groups conducted in five U.S. regions. Prev Med 2000 31(3) 205-13
Folsom AR, Sprafka JM, Luepker RV, Jacobs DR Jr. Beliefs among black and white adults about causes and prevention of cardiovascular disease: the Minnesota Heart Survey. Am J Prev Med 1988 4(3) 121-7
Ford ES, Cooper RS. Racial/ethnic differences in health care utilization of cardiovascular procedures: A review of the evidence. Health Serv Res 1995 30(1 Pt 2) 237-52
Ford E, Cooper RS, Castaner A, Simmons B, Mar M. Coronary arteriography and coronary bypass surgery among whites and other racial groups relative to hospital-based incidence rates for coronary artery disease: findings from NHDS. Am J Public Health 1989 79(4) 437-40
Ford E, Newman J, Deosaransingh K. Racial and ethnic differences in the use of cardiovascular procedures: findings from the California Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. Am J Public Health 2000 90 1128-34
  Frances CD, Go AS, Dauterman KW, Deosaransingh K, Jung DL, Gettner S, Newman JM, Massies BM, Browner WS. Outcome following acute myocardial infarction: are differences among physician specialties the result of quality of care or case mix? Arch Intern Med 1999 159(13) 1429-36
Franks AL, May DS, Wenger NK, Blount SB, Eaker ED. Racial differences in the use of invasive coronary procedures after acute myocardial infarction in Medicare beneficiaries. Ethn Dis 1993 3(3) 213-20
  Funk M, Ostfeld AM, Chang VM, Lee FA. Racial differences in the use of cardiac procedures in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Nurs Res 2002 51(3) 148-57
Gatsonis CA, Epstein AM, Newhouse JP, Normand SL, McNeil BJ. Variations in the utilization of coronary angiography for elderly patients with an acute myocardial infarction. An analysis using hierarchical logistic regression. Med Care 1995 33(6) 625-42
Ghali JK, Cooper RS, Kowatly I, and Liao Y. Delay between onset of chest pain and arrival to the coronary care unit among minority and disadvantaged patients. J Natl Med Assoc 1993 85(3) 180-4
Giles WH, Anda RF, Casper ML, Escobedo LG, Taylor HA. Race and sex differences in rates of invasive cardiac procedures in US hospitals. Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Arch Intern Med 1995 155(13) 318-24
Gillum RF. Coronary artery bypass surgery and coronary angiography in the United States, 1979-1983. Am Heart J 1987 113(5) 1255-60
  Gillum RF, Gillum BS, Francis CK. Coronary revascularization and cardiac catheterization in the United States: trends in racial differences. J Am Coll Card 1997 29(7) 1557-62
Gillum RF, Mussolino ME, Madans JH. Coronary heart disease incidence and survival in African-American women and men. The NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study. Ann Intern Med 1997 127(2) 111-8
Goff DC Jr, Feldman HA, McGovern PG, Goldberg RJ, Simons-Morton DG, Cornell CE, Osganian SK, Cooper LS, Hedges JR. Prehospital delay in patients hospitalized with heart attack symptoms in the United States: the REACT trial. Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) Study Group. Am Heart J 1999 138(6 Pt 1) 1046-57
Goff DJ Jr., Nichaman MZ, Ramsey DJ, Meyer PS, Labarthe DR. A population-based assessment of the use and effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy. The Corpus Christi Heart Project. Ann Epidemiol 1995 5(3) 171-8
Goldberg KC, Hartz AJ, Jacobsen SJ, Krakauer H, Rimm AA. Racial and community factors influencing coronary artery bypass graft surgery rates for all 1986 Medicare patients. JAMA 1992 267(11) 1473-7
Gornick ME, Eggers PW, Reilly TW, Mentnech RM, Fitterman LK, Kucken LE, Vladeck BC. Effects of race and income on mortality and use of services among Medicare beneficiaries. N Engl J Med 1996 335(11) 791-9
Gray RJ, Nessim S, Khan SS, Denton T, Matloff JM. Adverse 5-year outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery in blacks. Arch Intern Med 1996 156(7) 769-73
  Gregory PM, Malka ES, Kostis JB, Wilson AC, Arora JK, Rhoads GG. Impact of geographic proximity to cardiac revascularization services on service utilization. Med Care 2000 38(1) 45-57
Gregory PM, Rhoads GG, Wilson AC, OÐDowd KJ, Kostis JB. Impact of availability of hospital-based invasive cardiac services on racial differences in the use of services. Am Heart J 1999 138(3 Pt 1) 505-17
Guadagnoli E, Ayanian JZ, Gibbons G, McNeil BJ, LoGerfo FW. The influence of race on the use of surgical procedures for treatment of peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities. Arch Surg 1995 130(4) 381-6
Hannan EL, Kilburn H Jr, O'Donnell JF, Lukacik G, Shields EP. Interracial access to selected cardiac procedures for patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease in New York State. Med Care 1991 29(5) 430-41
Hannan EL, van Ryn M, Burke J, Stone D, Kumar D, Arani D, Pierce W, Rafii S, Sanborn TA, Sharma S, Slater J, Debuono BA. Access to coronary artery bypass surgery by race/ethnicity and gender among patients who are appropriate for surgery. Med Care 1999 37(1) 68-77
  Harris LE, Luft FC, Rudy DW, Tierney WM. Correlates of health care satisfaction in inner-city patients with hypertension and chronic renal insufficiency. Soc Sci Med 1995 41(12) 1639-45
Hemingway H, Crook AM, Feder G, Banerjee S, Dawson JR, Magee P, Philpott S, Sanders J, Wood A, Timmis AD. Underuse of coronary revascularization procedures in patients considered appropriate candidates for revascularization. N Engl J Med 2001 344(9) 645-54
Herholz H, Goff DC, Ramsey DJ, Chan FA, Ortiz FA, Labarthe DR, Nichaman MZ. Women and Mexican Americans receive fewer cardiovascular drugs following myocardial infarction then men and non-Hispanic whites: the Corpus Christi Heart Project, 1988-1990. J Clin Epidemiol 1996 49(3) 279-87
  Holmes MD, Hodges D, Rich J. Racial inequalities in the use of procedures for ischemic heart disease (letter). JAMA 1989 261(22) 3242-3
Ibrahim SA, Kwoh CK, Harper DL, Baker DW.   Racial differences in the utilization of oral anticoagulant therapy in heart failure: a study of elderly hospitalized patients. J of Gen Intern Med 2000 15(2) 134-7
Johnson PA, Lee TH, Cook EF, Rouan GW, Goldman L. Effect of race on the presentation and management of chest pain. Ann Intern Med 1993 118(8) 593-601
Kotchen JM, Shakoor?Abdullah B, Walker WE, Chelius TH, Hoffman RG, Kotchen TA. Hypertension control and access to medical care in the inner city. Am J Public Health 1998 88(11) 1696-9
Kravitz RL, Laouri M. Measuring and averting underuse of necessary cardiac procedures: a summary of results and future directions. Jt Comm J Qual Improv 1997 23(5) 268-76
Kressin NR, Clark JA, Whittle J, East M, Peterson ED, Chang B-H, Rosen AK, Ren XS, Alley LG, Kroupa L, Collins, TC, Petersen LA. Racial differences in health-related beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of VA cardiac patients: scale development and application. Med Care 2002 40(1 Suppl) I72-84
  Kressin NR, Petersen LA. Racial differences in the use of invasive cardiovascular procedures: review of the literature and prescription for future research. Ann Intern Med 2001 135(5) 352-66
Laouri M, Kravitz RL, French WJ, Yang I, Milliken JC, Hilborne L, Wachsner R, Brook RH. Underuse of coronary revascularization procedures: application of a clinical method. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997 29(5) 891-7
Leape LL, Hilborne LH, Bell R, Kamberg C, Brook RH. Underuse of cardiac procedures: do women, ethnic minorities and the uninsured fail to receive needed revascularization? Ann Intern Med 1999 130(3) 183-92
  Lee H, Bahler R, Chung C, Alonzo A, Zeller RA. Prehospital delay with myocardial infarction: the interative effect of clinical symptoms and race. Appl Nurs Res 2000 13(3) 125-33
Liao Y, Cooper RS. Continued adverse trends in coronary heart disease mortality among blacks, 1980-91. Public Health Rep 1995 110(5) 572-9
Lubitz JD, Gornick ME, Mentnech RM, Loop FD. Rehospitalization after coronary revascularization among Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Cardiol 1993 72(1) 26-30
Lynn J. The effect of race and sex on physiciansÐ recommendations for cardiac catheterization. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999 47(11) 1390
Manhapra A, Khaja F, Syed M, Rybicki BA, Wulbrecht N, Alam M, Sabbah H, Goldstein S, Borzak S. Electrocardiographic presentation of blacks with first myocardial infarction does not explain race differences in thrombolysis administration. Am Heart J 2000 140(2) 200-5
Marks DS, Mensah GA, Kennard ED, Detre K, Holmes DR Jr. Race, baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes after coronary intervention: The New Approaches in Coronary Interventions (NACI) registry. Am Heart J 2000 140(1) 162-9
Mathew J, Krishna A, Hallak AA, Kilaru P, Daniels T, Narra L, Khadra S. Clinical and angiographic findings in black patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiol 1997 62(3) 251-7
Maynard C, Beshansky JR, Griffith JL, Selker HP. Causes of chest pain and symptoms suggestive of acute cardiac ischemia in African-American patients presenting to the emergency department: a multicenter study. J Natl Med Assoc 1997 89(10) 665-71
Maynard C, Every NR, Martin JS, Weaver WD. Long-term implications of racial differences in the use of revascularization procedures (the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention registry). Am Heart J 1997 133(6) 656-62
Maynard C, Fisher LD, Passamani ER. Survival of black persons compared with white persons in the Coronary Artery Surgical Study (CASS). Am J Cardiol 1987 60 513-8
Maynard C, Fisher LD, Passamani ER, Pullum T. Blacks in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS): race and clinical decision making. Am J Public Health 1986 76(12) 1446-8
Maynard C, Fisher LD, Passamani ER, Pullum T. Blacks in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study: risk factors and coronary artery disease. Circulation 1986 74(1) 64-71
Maynard C, Litwin PE, Martin JS, Cerqueira M, Kudenchuk PJ, Ho MT, Kennedy JW, Cobb LA, Schaeffer SM, Hallstrom AP, et al. Characteristics of black patients admitted to coronary care units in metropolitan Seattle: results from the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Registry (MITI). Am J Cardiol 1991 67(1) 18-23
McBean AM, Warren JL, Babish JD. Continuing differences in the rates of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass graft surgery between elderly black and white Medicare beneficiaries. Am Heart J 1994 127(2) 287-95
McNeil BJ. Use of claims data to monitor patients over time: acute myocardial infarction as a case study. Ann NY Acad Sci 1993 703 63-72 (discussion 72-73)
Mickelson JK, Blum CM, Geraci JM. Acute myocardial infarction: clinical characteristics, management and outcome in a metropolitan Veteran Affairs Medical Center teaching hospital. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997 29(5) 915-25
Mirvis DM, Burns R, Gaschen L, Cloar FT, Graney M. Variation in utilization of cardiac procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system: effect of race. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994 24(5) 1297-304
  Mirvis DM, Graney MJ. Impact of race and age on the effects of regionalization of cardiac procedures in the Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care System. Am J Cardiol 1998 81(8) 982-7
Mirvis DM, Graney MJ. Variations in the use of cardiac procedures in the Veterans Health Administration. Am Heart J 1999 137(4 Pt 1) 706-13
Mitchell JB, Ballard DJ, Matchar DB, Whisnant JP, Samsa GP. Racial variation in treatment for transient ischemic attacks: impact of participation by neurologists. Health Serv Res 2000; 34(7) 1413-1428
Mitchell JB, Khandker RK. Black-white treatment differences in acute myocardial infarction. Health Care Financ Review 1995 17(2) 61-70
Mukamel DB, Murthy AS, Weimer DL. Racial differences in access to high-quality cardiac surgeons. Am J Public Health 2000 90(11) 1774-7
Nakamura Y, Moss AJ, Brown MW, Kinoshita M, Kawai C. Ethnicity and long-term outcome after an acute coronary event. Multicenter Myocardial Ischemia Research Group Am Heart J 1999 138(3 Pt 1) 500-6
Naumberg EH, Franks P, Bell B, Gold M, Engerman J. Racial differences in the identification of hypercholesterolemia. J Fam Pract 1993 36(4) 425-30
Oberman A, Cutter G. Issues in the natural history and treatment of coronary heart disease in black populations: surgical treatment. Am Heart J 1984 108(3 Pt 2) 688-94
  Okelo S, Taylor AL, Wright JT Jr, Gordon N, Mohan G, Lesnefsky E. Race and the decision to refer for coronary revascularization: the effect of physician awareness of patient ethnicity. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38(3) 698-704
  Park MH, Tolman DE, Kimball PM. Disproportionate HLA matching may contribute to racial disparity inpatient survival following cardiac transplantation. Clin Transplant 1996 10(6 Pt 2) 625-8
Park MH, Tolman DE, Kimball PM. The impact of race and HLA matching on long-term survival following cardiac transplantation. Transplant Proc 1997 29(1-2) 1460-3
Park RE, Fink A, Brook RH, Chassin MR, Kahn KL, Merrick NJ, Kosecoff J, Solomon DH. Physician ratings of appropriate indications for three procedures: theoretical indications vs. indications used in practice. Am J Public Health 1989 79(4) 445-7
Pashos CL, Newhouse JP, McNeil BJ. Temporal changes in the care and outcomes of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction, 1987 through 1990. JAMA 1993 270(15) 1832-6
Peniston RL, Lu DY, Papademetriou V, Fletcher RD. Severity of coronary artery disease in black and white male veterans and likelihood of revascularization. Am Heart J 2000 139(5) 840-7
Peniston RL, Swarup J, Barnwell JM, Crittenden MD. Cardiovascular surgery in blacks. Cardiovasc Clin 1991 21(3) 321-39
Petersen LA, Wright SM, Peterson ED, Daley J. Impact of race on cardiac care and outcomes in veterans with acute myocardial infarction. Med Care 2002 40(1 Suppl) I86-96
Peterson ED, Jollis JG, Bebchuk JD, DeLong ER, Muhlbaier LH, Mark DB, Pryor DB. Changes in mortality after myocardial revascularization in the elderly. The national Medicare experience. Ann Intern Med 1994 121(12) 919-27
Peterson ED, Shaw LK, DeLong ER, Pryor DB, Califf RM, Mark DB. Racial variation in the use of coronary-revascularization procedures. Are the differences real? Do they matter? N Engl J Med 1997 336(7) 480-6
Peterson ED, Wright SM, Daley J, Thibault GE. Racial variation in cardiac procedure use and survival following acute myocardial infarction in the Department of Veterans Affairs. JAMA 1994 271(15) 1175-80
Philbin EF, DiSalvo TG. Influence of race and gender on care process, resource use, and hospital-based outcomes in congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol 1998 82(1) 76-81
Pope JH, Aufderheide TP, Ruthazer R, Woolard RH, Feldman JA, Beshansky JR, Griffith JL, Selker HP. Missed diagnoses of acute cardiac ischemia in the emergency department. N Engl J Med 2000;342(16):1163-70. (Comments in: N Engl J Med. 2000;342(16):1207-10. N Engl J Med. 2000;343(20):1492-3; discussion 1493-4. N Engl J Med. 2000;343(20):1492; discussion 1493-4. N Engl J Med. 2000;343(20):1493; discussion 1493-4. N Engl 342(16) 1163-1170
Raczynski JM, Taylor H, Cutter G, Hardin M, Rappaport N, Oberman A. Diagnoses, symptoms, and attribution of symptoms among black and white inpatients admitted for coronary heart disease. Am J Public Health 1994 84(6) 951-6
Ramsey DJ, Goff DC, Wear ML, Labarthe DR, Nichaman MZ. Sex and ethnic differences in use of myocardial revascularization procedures in Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites: the Corpus Christi Heart Project. J Clin Epidemiol 1997 50(5) 603-9
Rathore SS, Berger AK, Weinfurt KP, Feinleib M, Oetgen WJ, Gersh BJ, Schulman KA. Race, sex, poverty and the medical treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly. Circulation 2000 102(6) 642-8
  Rich SE, Shah J, Rich DS, Shah R, Rich MW.   Effects of age, sex, race, diagnosis-related group, and hospital setting on lipid management in patients with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 2000 86(3) 328-30
Sanderson BK, Raczynski JM, Cornell CE, Hardin M, Taylor HA Jr. Ethnic disparities in patient recall of physician recommendations of diagnostic and treatment procedures for coronary disease. Am J Epidemiol 1998 148(8) 741-9
Sane DC, Stump DC, Topol EJ, Sigmon KN, Clair WK, Kereiakes DJ, George BS, Stoddard MF, Bates ER, Stack RS, Cliff RM. Racial differences in responses to thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator: increased fibrin(ogen)olysis in blacks. The Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Study Group. Circulation 1991 83(1) 170-5
Schecter AD, Goldshmidt-Clermont PJ, McKee G, Hoffeld D, Myers M, Velez R, Duran J, Schulman SP, Chandra NG, Ford DE. Influence of gender, race and education on patient preferences and receipt of cardiac catheterizations among coronary care unit patients. Am J Cardiol 1996 78(9) 996-1001
  Schneider EC, Leape LL, Weissman JS, Piana RN, Gatsonis C, Epstein AM. Racial differences in cardiac revascularization rates: does "overuse" explain higher rates among white patients? Ann Intern Med 2001 135(5) 328-37
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NF= not found