The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors, Coverage and Access to Health on Heart Ischemic Disease Mortality in a Brazilian Southern State: A Geospatial Analysis.
Amanda de Carvalho DutraLincoln Luis SilvaRaíssa Bocchi PedrosoYolande Pokam TchuisseuMariana Teixeira da SilvaMarcela BergaminiJoão Felipe Hermann Costa ScheidtPedro Henrique IoraRogério do Lago FrancoCatherine Ann StatonJoão Ricardo Nickening VissociOscar Kenji NiheiLuciano de AndradePublished in: Global heart (2021)
The increase in ischemic heart disease mortality rates is related to geographical disparities.The IHD mortality is differentially associated to socioeconomic factors, exam coverage, and access to health.Higher accessibility to chemical reperfusion centers did not necessarily improve patient outcomes in some regions of the state.Clusters of high mortality rate are placed in regions with low amount of cardiologists, income and schooling.