Association of Neighborhood-Level Material Deprivation With Atrial Fibrillation Care in a Single-Payer Health Care System: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Husam Abdel-QadirLeo E AkioyamenJiming FangAndrea PangAndrew C T HaCynthia A JackeviciusDavid A AlterPeter C AustinClare L AtzemaR Sacha BhatiaGillian Lynn BoothSharon JohnstonIrfan DhallaMoira K KapralHarlan M KrumholzCandace D McNaughtonIdan RoifmanKaren TuJacob A UdellHarindra C WijeysunderaDennis T KoMichael J SchullDouglas S LeePublished in: Circulation (2022)
Despite universal health care and prescription medication coverage, residents of more deprived neighborhoods were less likely to visit cardiologists or receive rhythm control interventions after AF diagnosis, even though they exhibited higher cardiovascular disease burden and higher risk of adverse outcomes.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- cardiovascular disease
- affordable care act
- physical activity
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- palliative care
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pain management
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- social media
- health information