Association of Bleeding and In-Hospital Mortality in Black and White Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Receiving Reperfusion | Zendy

Rajendra H. Mehta | Zendy; Lori Parsons | Zendy; Sunil V. Rao | Zendy; Eric D. Peterson | Zendy

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Association of Bleeding and In-Hospital Mortality in Black and White Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Receiving Reperfusion

Author(s) -

Rajendra H. Mehta,

Lori Parsons,

Sunil V. Rao,

Eric D. Peterson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.068668

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , st segment , reperfusion therapy , white (mutation) , elevation (ballistics) , biochemistry , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , gene

Prior studies have suggested that blacks with acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction have increased bleeding risks with fibrinolysis relative to whites, yet these data were quite limited. Additionally, it is unknown whether there are racial differences in bleeding risks among patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

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