Minority children waiting for heart transplants have higher death rates

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 18:07 in Health & Medicine

Minority children awaiting a donor heart for transplant have a higher death rate than white children, even after controlling for clinical risk factors, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.

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