Johns Hopkins research finds racial, gender disparities among those living 10 years after surgery
White heart transplant patients under the age of 18 are more than twice as likely to be alive a decade after surgery as their African-American counterparts, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.
The findings, part of a large-scale review of factors that appear to significantly influence long-term survival among pediatric heart transplant patients, will be presented this week at the American Heart Association’s annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando.
“It’s unclear whether these racial disparities are due to biological differences or socio-economic differences that have an impact on access to care, or some combination of the two,” says Arman Kilic, M.D., a surgical resident at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore who is scheduled to make the AHA presentation. “That’s been hotly debated, but these data tell us we need to do a lot more research to figure out why those disparities exist and how we can narrow the gap.”
The findings, part of a large-scale review of factors that appear to significantly influence long-term survival among pediatric heart transplant patients, will be presented this week at the American Heart Association’s annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando.
“It’s unclear whether these racial disparities are due to biological differences or socio-economic differences that have an impact on access to care, or some combination of the two,” says Arman Kilic, M.D., a surgical resident at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore who is scheduled to make the AHA presentation. “That’s been hotly debated, but these data tell us we need to do a lot more research to figure out why those disparities exist and how we can narrow the gap.”
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