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Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies.

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Kong, MH; Peterson, ED; Fonarow, GC; Sanders, GD; Yancy, CW; Russo, AM; Curtis, AB; Sears, SF; Thomas, KL; Campbell, S; Carlson, MD; Cook, NL ...
Published in: Am Heart J
October 2010

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the most common cause of death in the Unites States. Despite its major impact on public health, significant challenges exist at the patient, provider, public, and policy levels with respect to raising more widespread awareness and understanding of SCA risks, identifying patients at risk for SCA, addressing barriers to SCA care, and eliminating disparities in SCA care and outcomes. To address many of these challenges, the Duke Center for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (Durham, NC) held a think tank meeting on December 7, 2009, convening experts on this issue from clinical cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, health policy and economics, the US Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, and device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The specific goals of the meeting were to examine existing educational tools on SCA for patients, health care providers, and the public and explore ways to enhance and disseminate these tools; to propose a framework for improved identification of patients at risk of SCA; and to review the latest data on disparities in SCA care and explore ways to reduce these disparities. This article summarizes the discussions that occurred at the meeting.

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Am Heart J

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EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

160

Issue

4

Start / End Page

605 / 618

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Societies, Medical
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
 

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Kong, M. H., Peterson, E. D., Fonarow, G. C., Sanders, G. D., Yancy, C. W., Russo, A. M., … Al-Khatib, S. M. (2010). Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies. Am Heart J, 160(4), 605–618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.07.011
Kong, Melissa H., Eric D. Peterson, Gregg C. Fonarow, Gillian D. Sanders, Clyde W. Yancy, Andrea M. Russo, Anne B. Curtis, et al. “Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies.Am Heart J 160, no. 4 (October 2010): 605–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.07.011.
Kong MH, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, Sanders GD, Yancy CW, Russo AM, et al. Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies. Am Heart J. 2010 Oct;160(4):605–18.
Kong, Melissa H., et al. “Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies.Am Heart J, vol. 160, no. 4, Oct. 2010, pp. 605–18. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2010.07.011.
Kong MH, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, Sanders GD, Yancy CW, Russo AM, Curtis AB, Sears SF, Thomas KL, Campbell S, Carlson MD, Chiames C, Cook NL, Hayes DL, LaRue M, Hernandez AF, Lyons EL, Al-Khatib SM. Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies. Am Heart J. 2010 Oct;160(4):605–618.
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Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

160

Issue

4

Start / End Page

605 / 618

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Societies, Medical
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology