Myocardial Infarction Quality of Care and Outcomes in Asian Ethnic Groups in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National-level differences in myocardial infarction (MI) quality of care among Asian patients in the United States are unclear. We assessed the quality of MI care in the 6 largest US Asian ethnic groups.

Methods

Patients aged ≥18 years with ST-segment-elevation MI or non-ST-segment-elevation MI in the Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease registry (711 US hospitals, 2015-2021) were assessed. The odds of MI-related quality of care and process outcomes were evaluated in Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian adults compared with non-Hispanic White adults. Sex-stratified logistic regression models were adjusted for age and clinical characteristics.

Results

There were 5691 Asian patients (1520 Asian Indian, 422

SUBMITTER: Vijay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11479834 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature