Neighborhood Deprivation Predicts Heart Failure Risk in a Low-Income Population of Blacks and Whites in the Southeastern United States [Original Articles]

Conclusions
In this low-income population, scant neighborhood resources compound the risk of HF above and beyond individual socioeconomic status and traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Improvements in community resources may be a significant axis for curbing the burden of HF.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - January 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Akwo, E. A., Kabagambe, E. K., Harrell, F. E., Blot, W. J., Bachmann, J. M., Wang, T. J., Gupta, D. K., Lipworth, L. Tags: Epidemiology, Race and Ethnicity, Heart Failure Original Articles Source Type: research