Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Palliative and Hospice Care Utilisation in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ravi Chotalia, Minesh Chotalia, Rhea James, Saima Siddiqui, Nameer Rahman, Ahmed Ali, Shirley Sze, Lincoln Medical School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln Heart Centre, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, University of Birmingham, Cardiology Department, Glenfield Hospital, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on July 27, 2026

Abstract

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IntroductionStudies have explored racial and ethnic disparities in palliative (PC) and hospice care (HC) utilisation among patients with heart failure (HF), with inconsistent findings. However, these data have not been systematically synthesised.MethodsWe ...