Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies
This study highlights the challenges undocumented immigrants face in accessing advanced heart failure therapies, despite contributing to the organ donor pool. Some key barriers are the lack of provider awareness, social support issues, and timing constraints. The survey conducted among cardiologists...
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| author | Matthew Kogan Sarah L. Kimball Katherine Purrington Jennifer Cedor Omar K. Siddiqi, MD |
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| description | This study highlights the challenges undocumented immigrants face in accessing advanced heart failure therapies, despite contributing to the organ donor pool. Some key barriers are the lack of provider awareness, social support issues, and timing constraints. The survey conducted among cardiologists at Massachusetts teaching hospitals revealed that while most providers (82.5%) refer patients with undocumented status for advanced therapies, a significant percentage (87.5%) that still perceive immigration status as a barrier to transplantation. Addressing these misconceptions through legal partnerships and enhancing provider education is crucial for improving access to life-saving treatments for undocumented patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5c870954664c4cfc901b0fb7028777672025-02-09T05:02:02ZengElsevierJHLT Open2950-13342025-02-017100207Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapiesMatthew Kogan0Sarah L. Kimball1Katherine Purrington2Jennifer Cedor3Omar K. Siddiqi, MD4Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical CenterSection of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center; Immigrant and Refugee Health Center, Boston Medical CenterHealth Law Advocates, Public Programs Advocacy and Immigrant Health InitiativeHealth Law Advocates, Public Programs Advocacy and Immigrant Health InitiativeSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center; Reprint requests: Omar K. Siddiqi, 72 E. Concord Street, Collamore 8, Boston, MA 02118.This study highlights the challenges undocumented immigrants face in accessing advanced heart failure therapies, despite contributing to the organ donor pool. Some key barriers are the lack of provider awareness, social support issues, and timing constraints. The survey conducted among cardiologists at Massachusetts teaching hospitals revealed that while most providers (82.5%) refer patients with undocumented status for advanced therapies, a significant percentage (87.5%) that still perceive immigration status as a barrier to transplantation. Addressing these misconceptions through legal partnerships and enhancing provider education is crucial for improving access to life-saving treatments for undocumented patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950133425000023TransplantImmigrationSocial determinants of health |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Kogan Sarah L. Kimball Katherine Purrington Jennifer Cedor Omar K. Siddiqi, MD Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies JHLT Open Transplant Immigration Social determinants of health |
| title | Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies |
| title_full | Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies |
| title_fullStr | Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies |
| title_short | Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies |
| title_sort | undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies |
| topic | Transplant Immigration Social determinants of health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950133425000023 |
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