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Black patients present with more severe vascular disease and a greater burden of risk factors than white patients at time of major vascular intervention

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Soden, Peter A., Zettervall, Sara L., Deery, Sarah E., Hughes, Kakra, Stoner, Michael C., Goodney, Philip P., Vouyouka, Ageliki G., Schermerhorn, Marc L.·2018·Journal of Vascular Surgery

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Background While many studies have demonstrated racial disparities after major vascular surgery, few have identified the reasons for these disparities and those that did often lacked clinical granularity. Therefore, our aim was to evaluate differences in initial vascular intervention between black and white patients. Methods We identified black and white patients' initial carotid, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and infrainguinal peripheral artery (PAD) interventions in the Vascular Quality Initiative registry from 2009-2014. We excluded non-black or non-white patients as well as those with Hispanic ethnicity, asymptomatic PAD, or a history of prior ipsilateral interventions. We compared baseline characteristics and disease severity at time of intervention on a national and regional level. Results We identified 76,372 patients (9% black), including 35,265 carotid (5% black), 17,346 AAA (5% black), and 23,761 PAD interventions (18% black). For all operations, black patients were younger, more likely female, and had more insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, renal dysfunction, and dialysis dependence. Black patients were less likely to be on a statin prior to AAA (62 vs. 69%, P < .001) or PAD intervention (61 vs. 67%, P < .001) and also less likely to be discharged on an antiplatelet and statin regimen after these procedures (AAA: 60% vs. 64%, P = .01; PAD: 64% vs. 67%, P < .001). Black patients presented with more severe disease, including higher proportions of symptomatic carotid disease (36 vs. 31%, P < .001), symptomatic/ruptured AAA (27 vs. 16%, P < .001), and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (73 vs. 62%, P < .001). Black patients more often presented with concurrent iliac artery aneurysms at the time of AAA repair (elective open AAA repair: 46% vs. 26%, P < .001; elective EVAR: 38% vs. 23%, P < .001). Conclusions Black patients present with more advanced disease at the time of initial major vascular operation. Efforts to control risk factors, identify and treat arterial disease in a timely fashion, and optimize medical management among black patients may provide opportunity to improve current disparities.

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Authors
Soden, P. A., Zettervall, S. L., Deery, S. E., Hughes, K., Stoner, M. C., Goodney, P. P., Vouyouka, A. G., & Schermerhorn, M. L.
Affiliations
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
  • Howard University Hospital (US)
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
  • Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Schermerhorn, Marc L.
Venue
Journal of Vascular Surgery
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-02
Volume
67
Issue
2
Pages
549-556.e3
ISSN
0741-5214 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2758716993
Cited by
112
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3
FWCI
3.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5t32hl007734-30, HL0-07734)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T-32HL007734, R01HL105453, HL007734)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
Keywords
racial disparities, vascular surgery, carotid endarterectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, peripheral arterial disease, infrainguinal revascularization, critical limb ischemia, iliac artery aneurysm, endovascular aneurysm repair, statin use, antiplatelet therapy, disease severity, risk factors, Black patients, Vascular Quality Initiative
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Black or African American, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, United States, Vascular Diseases, Vascular Surgical Procedures, Comorbidity, White People, Health Status Disparities, Healthcare Disparities

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