Evaluating Racial Disparities in Access to Common Pediatric/Congenital Transcatheter Interventions
Minority race-ethnicity was associated with older age at referral and more severe disease, implying disparities in referral and/or access and higher likelihood of treatment at low-volume centers. Efforts to understand and mitigate disparities in this population should focus on screening, diagnosis, and access.
Authors
- Christopher M. Janson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-6446)
- Ryan Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-7013)
- Christopher L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-8338)
- Matthew J. Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-8212)
- Michael L. O’Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-1634)
- Jonathan J. Rome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7362-0935)
- Kevin F. Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3941-166X)
- Yoav Dori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-8723)
- Jie Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-4044)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Saint Luke's Health System (US)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102158
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00