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toward a lessening of the treatment gaps for women and blacks in recent years. "We don't know why these differences persist but they may be due to differences in socioeconomic status," she notes. "If this is the case, however, it is surprising that patients' socioeconomic status plays a role in clinical decision making in the setting of an acute illness such as MI."

In addition to Dr. Vaccarino, Jerome L. Abramson, Ph.D; Susmita Mallik, MD; and Nanette K. Wenger, MD, of the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, participated in this research. Ajay Manhapra, MD, of Hackley Hospital in Spring Lake, Michigan; Paul Frederick, Ph.D, of Ovation Research Group in Seattle, Washington; and Hal V. Barron, MD., of Genentech Inc. in San Francisco, California were also part of the research team.

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Contact: Sherry Baker
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Emory University Health Sciences Center
9-Mar-2004

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