Impact of socioeconomic deprivation on evaluation for heart transplantation at an urban academic medical center.
Ersilia M DeFilippisKevin D ClerkinRaymond C GivensAudrey KleetHannah RosenblumDesire Cruz O'ConnellVeli K TopkaraRachel BijouGabriel SayerNir UrielKoji TakedaMaryjane A FarrPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2022)
Although socioeconomic deprivation did not predict listing in our analysis, we recognize the need for broader outreach to combat upstream bias that prevents patients from being referred for HT.