Lancet Global Health Archive — Page 1 of 1

Doctor in a white coat standing in an operating room, with two illuminated surgical lights behind him and a covered operating table in the foreground.

March 5, 2020

Study shows heart failure mortality higher in low-income areas

Patients discharged from the hospital with acute heart failure have higher one-year mortality rates in regions with low income or greater income inequality, according to a new global study whose authors include Sean Collins, MD, MSc, professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt.

By Matt Batcheldor