Equity in access to exercise tolerance testing, coronary angiography, and coronary artery bypass grafting by age, sex and clinical indications

摘要

Objectives-To assess whether patients with heart disease in a single UK hospital have equita- ble access to exercise testing, coronary angiography, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Method-Retrospective analysis of patients' medical case notes (n = 1790), tracking each case Back 12 months and forward 12 months from the patient's date of entry to the study. Setting-Single UK district hospital in the Thames Region.