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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 46, Issue 10, Pages 1838-1844Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.092
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- AHRQ HHS [R-01 HS11282-01] Funding Source: Medline
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OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to compare health status (symptoms, function, and quality of life) outcomes of whites and blacks one year after an acute coronary. syndrome (ACS). BACKGROUND Although racial differences in the use of angiography and revascularization after ACS are known to exist, differences in health status outcomes have not been described. METHODS We conducted a prospective registry of 1,159 consecutive ACS patients treated between February 1, 2000 and October 31, 2001. One-year health status was quantified with the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) and Short Form-12 Physical Component Score (SF-12 PCS). Multivariable models were used to adjust for racial differences in sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics. RESULTS Mortality rates were similar among the 196 black and 963 white patients (7.1% vs. 7.0%, p = 0.93); 81 died during follow-up, and 199 (17%) could not be interviewed. At one year, blacks had a higher prevalence of angina (43.4% vs. 27.1%), worse quality of life (SAQ score = 70.6 +/- 28.3 vs. 83.9 +/- 20.8), and poorer physical function (SF-12 PCS = 36.8 +/- 12.3 vs. 43.2 +/- 11.4; p < 0.0001 for all). Multivariable models, including hospital treatments, revealed a trend for more angina (odds ratio 1.46 [95% confidence interval 0.91 to 2.34]) and significantly worse quality of life (mean difference = -7.7 +/- 2.4, p = 0.002) and physical function (-3.6 +/- 1.3, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Blacks have more angina, worse quality of life, and worse physical function one year after an ACS than do whites. Closer surveillance of black ACS patients is needed to determine whether additional treatment can improve their outcomes.
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