RT Journal
A1 Curtis JP, Herrin J, Bratzler DW, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM
T1 TRends in race-based differences in door-to-balloon times
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2010
FD June 14
VO 170
IS 11
SP 992
OP 993
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.165
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.165
AB 
In 2004, our group reported that black patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were more likely to experience delays in reperfusion than white patients, primarily owing to poorer performance of hospitals with a disproportionate representation of black patients.1 Since that initial observation, several high-profile initiatives have sought to improve national performance on door-to-balloon (D2B) times.2- 3 Accordingly, we analyzed data reported by hospitals to the Quality Improvement Organization Inpatient Clinical Data Warehouse for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) program to determine whether racial disparities in D2B times have attenuated over time.