Impact of Race on the In-Hospital Quality of Care Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT: Background The extent to which race influences in-hospital quality of care for young adults (≤55 years) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is largely unknown. We examined racial disparities in in-hospital quality of AMI care and their impact on 1-year cardiac readmission. Methods and Results We used data from the VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients) study enrolling young Black and White US adults with AMI (2008-2012). An in-hospital quality of care score (QCS) was computed (standard AMI quality indicators divided by the total a patient is eligible for). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with the lowest QCS tertile, including interactions between race and social determinants of health. Among 2846 you

SUBMITTER: Raparelli V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649291 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature