Socioeconomic disadvantage, long-term outcomes after heart attack

What The Study Did:

Registry data were used to examine the association between living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area and long-term survival among patients who had their first heart attack at or before age 50.

Authors:

Ron Blankstein, M.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.0487)

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