Access to CCTA at safety-net hospitals across the United States
Fewer than half of identified U.S. safety-net hospitals were found to provide CCTA for the evaluation of cardiac patients despite its 1A recommendation. This research highlights alarming trends in cardiovascular health care disparities and serves as a call to action to combat inequity through the expansion of CCTA availability.
Authors
- Jonah Delshad
- Amgad N. Makaryus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2104-7230)
- Oghenesuvwe Eboh
- Trevor M. Weis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-2820)
- Roman Zeltser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-7266)
- Ofek Hai
- Carolina Bayona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7473-4859)
Institutions
- Hofstra University (US)
- Nassau University Medical Center (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2025.04.006
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.80