Does poorer self-rated health mediate the effect of Roma ethnicity on mortality in patients with coronary artery disease after coronaro-angiography?

Objectives: The aim of this prospective cohort study was to assess the effect of Roma ethnicity and self-rated health (SRH) on 9-year all-cause mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) after coronaro-angiography (CAG), and whether SRH mediates the effect of ethnicity.

Methods: 623 patients (103 Roma) were included. We obtained data from medical records and patients interviews.

Seven years' mortality in Roma and non-Roma patients after coronary angiography.

Background: Ethnicity is associated with differences in clinical course and outcomes of cardiac disease, often in association with a poorer socioeconomic position. The aim of this study was to compare the mortality after coronary angiography (CAG) of Roma and non-Roma patients matched for education and adjusted for gender and age.

Methods: In total, 816 patients were included in the study (167 Roma and 649 non-Roma).

Complications of circumferential pulmonary vein isolation using the cryoballoon technique: Incidence and predictors.

Background: Cryoballoon ablation technique for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex procedure consisting of several procedural steps associated with significant risk of complications. The aim of this single-centre study was to give detailed analysis of the complication rate and corresponding risk factors of pulmonary veins cryoisolation (PVI) procedures.

Methods And Results: A total of 158 consecutive patients (71.

Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life and psychological outcomes among cardiac patients.

Objectives: The aim of this article is to explore socioeconomic inequalities in the psychological characteristics (psychological well-being, perceived mental health status) and perceived quality of life among cardiac patients.

Methods: A structured interview was conducted with 362 patients (32% women, mean age 56 +/- 7.3 years) referred for coronary angiography.

Socioeconomic differences in psychosocial factors contributing to coronary heart disease: a review.

Psychosocial factors have been shown to play an important role in the aetiology of coronary heart disease (CHD). A strong association between CHD and socioeconomic status (lower-level education, poor financial situation) has also been well established. Socioeconomic differences may thus also have an effect on psychosocial risk factors associated with CHD, and socioeconomic disadvantage may negatively affect the later prognosis and quality of life of cardiac patients.

Vital exhaustion in coronary heart disease: the impact of socioeconomic status.

Background: Vital exhaustion has been shown to be a significant risk factor contributing to coronary heart disease, as well as a predictor of a worse prognosis among coronary patients. Socioeconomic differences in vital exhaustion may be part of the causal mechanism in the health and mortality inequalities connected with socioeconomic disadvantage. Our aim was to explore socioeconomic inequalities in vital exhaustion among coronary patients.