Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Care After Myocardial Infarction in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
In this national registry of MI, patients living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods received equitable in-hospital care compared with advantaged neighborhoods. However, they experienced substantial delays in receiving angiography. Furthermore, patients living in disadvantaged neighborhoods remain at higher risk of adverse in-hospital outcomes after MI, including mortality. These observations suggest there are further opportunities for improvement in acute and discharge MI care.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - May 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Udell, J. A., Desai, N. R., Li, S., Thomas, L., de Lemos, J. A., Wright-Slaughter, P., Zhang, W., Roe, M. T., Bhatt, D. L. Tags: Epidemiology, Mortality/Survival, Quality and Outcomes, Coronary Artery Disease Original Articles Source Type: research