Differences in Comorbidities Explain Black-White Disparities in Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Endovascular Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black adults have a higher incidence of peripheral artery disease and limb amputations than White adults in the United States. Given that peripheral endovascular intervention (PVI) is now the primary revascularization strategy for peripheral artery disease, it is important to understand whether racial differences exist in PVI incidence and outcomes.

Methods

Data from fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries ≥66 years of age from 2016 to 2018 were evaluated to determine age- and sex-standardized population-level incidences of femoropopliteal PVI among Black and White adults over the 3-year study period. Patients' first inpatient or outpatient PVIs were identified through claims codes. Age- and sex-standardized risks of the composite outcome of death and major amputat

SUBMITTER: Krawisz AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308741 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature