Archives of internal medicine
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Outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure vary by race. Racial differences in the characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have not been well characterized. Therefore, we assessed race-related differences in presentation, treatment, in-patient experiences, and short-term mortality due to ADHF before and after accounting for known covariates. ⋯ In ADHF, African American race is associated with lower in-hospital mortality compared with white race, despite certain indicators of increased disease severity.