Care for Asian-American heart attack patients improves, comparable to whites in Get With The Guidelines hospitals

January 10, 2012 Study Highlights:Quality of care improved significantly for Asian-American and white heart attack patients treated in hospitals in the Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease program between 2003-2008.Differences in care between the groups decreased over time.Asian-Americans were more likely than whites to die in the hospital after a heart attack, which may partly be due to being older and having risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, heart failure and smoking.EMBARGOED UNTIL 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Jan. 10
DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2012