Open AccessSymptom Expression in Coronary Heart Disease and Revascularization Recommendations for Black and White Patients
Author(s) -
Marilyn Hravnak,
Jeff Whittle,
Mary E. Kelley,
Susan M. Sereika,
Chester B. Good,
Said A. Ibrahim,
Joseph Conigliaro
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.084103
Subject(s) - medicine , chest pain , odds ratio , revascularization , angina , cardiology , coronary artery disease , cardiac catheterization , confidence interval , stenosis , canadian cardiovascular society , myocardial infarction
We examined whether symptoms of coronary heart disease vary between Black and White patients with coronary heart disease, whether presenting symptoms affect physicians' revascularization recommendations, and whether the effect of symptoms upon recommendations differs in Black and White patients.