Abstract 13776: The Impact of Race on In-hospital Quality of Care Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Benea ◽  
Valeria Raparelli ◽  
hassan behlouli ◽  
Louise Pilote ◽  
Rachel Dryer

Introduction: The extent to which race influences in-hospital quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is unknown. We examined racial differences in in-hospital quality of AMI care in young adults and described the patient and/or clinical characteristics associated with potential disparities in care. Methods: Data from the GENESIS-PRAXY (Canada) and the VIRGO (U.S.) prospective cohorts of young adults with AMI were analyzed. Among a total of 4,048 adults with AMI (≤55 years) (median=49 years [IQR 44-52], 22% non-white, 58% women), we calculated an in-hospital quality of care score (QCS) for AMI (quality indicators divided by total, with higher scores indicating better care) based on AHA quality of care standards, reporting data disaggregated by race. We categorized race as white versus non-white, which included Black, Asian and North American Indigenous populations. Results: This cohort was comprised of 906 non-white individuals and 3142 white individuals. Non-white adults exhibited a clustering of adverse cardiac risk factors, psychosocial risk factors and comorbidities versus whites; they had higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, alcohol abuse and prior AMI and lower rates of physical activity. They were more likely to have a low SES and receive low social support, and were less likely to be employed, a primary earner, or married/living with a partner. Non-white individuals were also more likely to experience a NSTEMI and less likely to receive cardiac rehabilitation, smoking cessation counseling as well as dual antiplatelet therapy at discharge. Furthermore, non-white individuals had a lower crude QCS than whites (QCS=69.99 vs 73.29, P-value<0.0001). In the multivariable model adjusted for clinical and psychosocial factors, non-white race (LS Mean Difference=-1.49 95%CI -2.87, -0.11, P-value=0.0344) was independently associated with a lower in-hospital QCS. Conclusion: Non-white individuals with AMI exhibited higher rates of adverse psychosocial and clinical characteristics than white individuals yet non-white race was independently associated with lower in-hospital quality of care. Interventions are needed to improve quality of AMI care in non-white young adults.

Author(s):  
Valeria Raparelli ◽  
Diana Benea ◽  
Marcella Nunez Smith ◽  
Hassan Behlouli ◽  
Terrence E. Murphy ◽  
...  

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 young adults with AMI (median 48 years [interquartile range 44–52], 67.4% women, 18.8% Black race), Black individuals, especially women, exhibited a higher prevalence of cardiac risk factors and social determinants of health and were more likely to experience a non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction than White individuals. Black individuals were more likely in the lowest QCS tertile than White individuals (40.8% versus 34.7%; P =0.003). The association between Black race and low QCS (odds ratio [OR], 1.25; 95% CI, 1.02–1.54) was attenuated by adjustment for confounders. Employment was independently associated with better QCS, especially among Black participants (OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.62–0.92; P‐ interaction =0.02). Black individuals experienced a higher rate of 1‐year cardiac readmission (29.9% versus 20.0%; P <0.0001). Conclusions Black individuals with AMI received lower in‐hospital quality of care and exhibited a higher rate of cardiac readmissions than White individuals. Black individuals had a lower quality of care if unemployed, highlighting the intersection of race and social determinants of health.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Raparelli ◽  
L Pilote ◽  
H Behlouli ◽  
J Dziura ◽  
H Bueno ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may be related to biological sex, psycho-socio-cultural (gender) determinants or healthcare system-level factors. Purpose To examine whether sex, gender, and the type of healthcare system influence the quality of AMI care among young adults. Methods A total of 4,564 AMI young adults (&lt;55 years) (59% women, 47 years, 66% US) were analyzed from the VIRGO and GENESIS-PRAXY studies consisting of single-payer (Canada, Spain) versus multipayer (US) systems. For each patient treated in each system we calculated a quality of care score (QCS) for pre-AMI (1-year pre admission), in-hospital, and post-AMI (1-year post discharge) phases of care (number of quality indicators received divided by the total number [range=0–100%], with higher scores indicating better quality). Ordinal logistic or linear regression models, and 2-way interactions between sex, gender and healthcare system were tested. Results Women in the multipayer system had the highest risk factor burden. Across the phases of care for AMI, 20% of quality indicators were missed in both sexes. High stress, earner status, and social support were associated with a higher QCS in the pre-AMI phase, whereas only employment and earner status were associated with QCS in all other phases. In the pre-AMI phase, women had higher QCS than men, mainly in the single-payer system (adjusted-OR=1.85, 95% CI 1.46,2.35 vs. 1.07, 95% CI 0.84,1.36, P-interaction= 0.002). Regardless of sex, only employment status had a greater effect in the multipayer system (adjusted-OR=0.59, 95% CI 0.44,0.78 vs 1.13, 95% CI 0.89,1.44, P-interaction &lt;0.001). In the in-hospital phase, women had a lower QCS than men, especially in the multipayer system (adjusted-mean-difference: −2.48, 95% CI-3.87, −1.08). Employment was associated with a higher QCS (2.0, 95% CI 0.9–3.17, P-interaction &gt;0.05). Finally, in the post-AMI phase, men and women had a lower QCS, predominantly in the multipayer system. However, primary earners had higher QCS regardless of system. Conclusion Sex, gender, and healthcare system affected the quality of care after AMI. Women had a poorer in-hospital than men and both women and men had suboptimal post-discharge care. Being unemployed lowered the quality of care, more so in the multipayer system. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Canadian Institutes of Health and Research (CIHR)


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Raparelli ◽  
Louise Pilote ◽  
Hassan Behlouli ◽  
Dziura D James ◽  
Hector Bueno ◽  
...  

Background: The quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may be related to biological (sex) or psycho-socio-cultural (gender) determinants or healthcare system-level factors. Objectives: To examine whether sex, gender, and the type of healthcare system influence the quality of AMI care among young adults. Methods: A total of 4,564 AMI young adults (<55 years) (59% women, 47 years, 66% US) were analyzed from the VIRGO and GENESIS-PRAXY studies consisting of single-payer (Canada, Spain) versus multipayer (US) systems. For each patient treated in each system, we calculated a quality of care score (QCS) for pre-AMI (1-year pre-admission), in-hospital, and post-AMI (1-year post-discharge) phases of care (the number of quality indicators received divided by the total number [range=0-100%], with higher scores indicating better quality). The standard quality of care indicators were selected on the basis of being the standard of care to which young adults with AMI should have access to, based on European and North American Guidelines. Ordinal logistic or linear regression models and 2-way interactions between sex, gender and healthcare system were tested. Results: Women in the multipayer system had the highest risk factor burden. Across the phases of care for AMI, 20% of quality indicators were missed in both sexes. High stress, earner status, and social support were associated with a higher QCS in the pre-AMI phase, whereas only employment and earner status were associated with QCS in all other phases. In the pre-AMI phase, women had higher QCS than men, mainly in the single-payer system (adjusted-OR=1.85, 95%CI 1.46,2.35 vs. 1.07, 95%CI 0.84,1.36, P-interaction=0.002). Regardless of sex, only employment status had a greater effect in the multipayer system (adjusted-OR=0.59, 95%CI 0.44,0.78 vs 1.13, 95%CI 0.89,1.44, P-interaction<0.001). In the in-hospital phase, women had a lower QCS than men, especially in the multipayer system (adjusted-mean-difference: -2.48, 95%CI-3.87,-1.08). Employment was associated with a higher QCS (2.0, 95%CI 0.9-3.17, P interaction >0.05). Finally, in the post-AMI phase, men and women had a lower QCS, predominantly in the multipayer system. However, primary earners had higher QCS regardless of the healthcare system. Conclusion: Sex, gender, and the healthcare system affected the quality of care after AMI. Women had a poorer in-hospital than men and young adults had suboptimal post-discharge care. Being unemployed lowered the quality of care, more so in the multipayer healthcare system.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayato Yamana ◽  
Mariko Kodan ◽  
Sachiko Ono ◽  
Kojiro Morita ◽  
Hiroki Matsui ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulla Shehab ◽  
Khalid F. AlHabib ◽  
Akshaya S. Bhagavathula ◽  
Ahmad Hersi ◽  
Hussam Alfaleh ◽  
...  

Background: Most of the available literature on ST-Elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) in women was conducted in the developed world and data from Middle-East countries was limited. Aims: To examine the clinical presentation, patient management, quality of care, risk factors and inhospital outcomes of women with acute STEMI compared with men using data from a large STEMI registry from the Middle East. Methods: Data were derived from the third Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-3Ps), a prospective, multinational study of adults with acute STEMI from 36 hospitals in 6 Middle-Eastern countries. The study included 2928 patients; 296 women (10.1%) and 2632 men (89.9%). Clinical presentations, management and in-hospital outcomes were compared between the 2 groups. Results: Women were 10 years older and more likely to have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia compared with men who were more likely to be smokers (all p<0.001). Women had longer median symptom-onset to emergency department (ED) arrival times (230 vs. 170 min, p<0.001) and ED to diagnostic ECG (8 vs. 6 min., p<0.001). When primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) was performed, women had longer door-to-balloon time (DBT) (86 vs. 73 min., p=0.009). When thrombolytic therapy was not administered, women were less likely to receive PPCI (69.7 vs. 76.7%, p=0.036). The mean duration of hospital stay was longer in women (6.03 ± 22.51 vs. 3.41 ± 19.45 days, p=0.032) and the crude in-hospital mortality rate was higher in women (10.4 vs. 5.2%, p<0.001). However, after adjustments, multivariate analysis revealed a statistically non-significant trend of higher inhospital mortality among women than men (6.4 vs. 4.6%), (p=0.145). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that women in our region have almost double the mortality from STEMI compared with men. Although this can partially be explained by older age and higher risk profiles in women, however, correction of identified gaps in quality of care should be attempted to reduce the high morbidity and mortality of STEMI in our women.


2008 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 1045-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric D. Peterson ◽  
Bimal R. Shah ◽  
Lori Parsons ◽  
Charles V. Pollack ◽  
William J. French ◽  
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