TY  - JOUR
T1  - TRends in race-based differences in door-to-balloon times
AU  - Curtis JP, Herrin J, Bratzler DW, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM
Y1  - 2010/06/14
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.165
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 992
EP  - 993
VL  - 170
IS  - 11
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.165
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.165
ER  -