The role of comorbidities, medications, and social determinants of health in understanding urban-rural outcome differences among patients with heart failure.
Emily P ZeitlerJoanna JolyChristopher G LeggettSandra L WongA James O'MalleySally A KraftMatthew B MackwoodSarah T JonesJonathan S SkinnerPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2023)
Among patients with HFrEF, living in a rural area is associated with an increased risk of death and return ER visits within 30 days of discharge from HF hospitalization. Differences in SDOH appear to partially explain mortality differences but the remaining gap may be the consequence of rural-urban differences in HF treatment.