October 13th, 2014
Heart Failure Readmissions: Neighborhood Factors Matter, Too
Behnood Bikdeli, M.D.
For two decades, investigators have been studying the association between neighborhood characteristics and cardiovascular disease. A landmark study from 2001 showed that living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with higher incidence of coronary artery disease. Several studies have also shown an association between neighborhood characteristics, most notably the socioeconomic status (SES) and outcomes […]
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