TY - JOUR
T1 - Inequalities in care delivery and outcomes for myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and aortic stenosis in the United Kingdom
AU - Nadarajah, Ramesh
AU - Farooq, Maryum
AU - Raveendra, Keerthenan
AU - Nakao, Yoko M.
AU - Nakao, Kazuhiro
AU - Wilkinson, Chris
AU - Wu, Jianhua
AU - Gale, Chris P.
N1 - © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death and disability globally, with inequalities in burden and care delivery evident in Europe. To address this challenge, The Lancet Regional Health—Europe convened experts from a range of countries to summarise the current state of knowledge on cardiovascular disease inequalities across Europe. This Series paper presents evidence from nationwide secondary care registries and primary care healthcare records regarding inequalities in care delivery and outcomes for myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and aortic stenosis in the National Health Service (NHS) across the United Kingdom (UK) by age, sex, ethnicity and geographical location. Data suggest that women and older people less frequently receive guideline-recommended treatment than men and younger people. There are limited publications about ethnicity in the UK for the studied disease areas. Finally, there is inter-healthcare provider variation in cardiovascular care provision, especially for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which is associated with differing outcomes for patients with the same disease. Providing equitable care is a founding principle of the UK NHS, which is well positioned to deliver innovative policy responses to reverse observed inequalities. Understanding differences in care may enable the implementation of appropriate strategies to mitigate differences in outcomes.
AB - Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death and disability globally, with inequalities in burden and care delivery evident in Europe. To address this challenge, The Lancet Regional Health—Europe convened experts from a range of countries to summarise the current state of knowledge on cardiovascular disease inequalities across Europe. This Series paper presents evidence from nationwide secondary care registries and primary care healthcare records regarding inequalities in care delivery and outcomes for myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and aortic stenosis in the National Health Service (NHS) across the United Kingdom (UK) by age, sex, ethnicity and geographical location. Data suggest that women and older people less frequently receive guideline-recommended treatment than men and younger people. There are limited publications about ethnicity in the UK for the studied disease areas. Finally, there is inter-healthcare provider variation in cardiovascular care provision, especially for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which is associated with differing outcomes for patients with the same disease. Providing equitable care is a founding principle of the UK NHS, which is well positioned to deliver innovative policy responses to reverse observed inequalities. Understanding differences in care may enable the implementation of appropriate strategies to mitigate differences in outcomes.
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Care delivery
KW - Death
KW - Disparities
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172172147&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100719
DO - 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100719
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85172172147
SN - 2666-7762
VL - 33
JO - The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
JF - The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
M1 - 100719
ER -