Why the study?
Is greater income inequality associated with worse outcomes in patients with heart failure?
Is greater income inequality associated with worse outcomes in patients with heart failure?
Income inequality is a significant social determinant of health in heart failure, with an impact on outcomes comparable to major clinical comorbidities.
May inform HF risk stratification by socioeconomic status; leaves open causal mechanisms and targeted interventions.
Greater income inequality was associated with worse heart failure outcomes, with an impact similar to those of major comorbidities. Better understanding of the societal and personal bases of these findings may suggest approaches to improve heart failure outcomes.
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Dewan et al. (2019) studied this question.
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