Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments

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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.

But white patients are twice as likely as Black patients to get this critically important care, a new study finds, and racial bias may be the reason why. Read the full story in U.S. News & World Report.

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