Effect of Race on the Incidence of Aortic Stenosis and Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States

African Americans undergo AVR less than whites. The underlying etiology of this disparity is multifactorial, but may be related to a lower incidence of AS in AAs. Aortic valve replacement is associated with similar risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality but higher cost and longer hospitalizations in AAs than in whites.