New Research Uncovers Racial Disparities in Treatment of Heart Failure
New research has discovered racial disparities in the provision of treatment for advanced heart failure. The research, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health, found that Black individuals received life-changing treatments almost one-half as often as their White counterparts. Previous research has demonstrated that Black individuals are two times more likely to succumb to heart failure. This is in addition to having a higher risk for experiencing heart failure. For their research, investigators followed 377 patients who received the treatment at a selected center out of the 21 centers in America. White adults made up 277 of the…