American Heart Association: Heart Failure Deaths are Highest in the Poorest U.S. Counties
September 04, 2019
September 04, 2019
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 4 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
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- Death rates from heart failure are higher in counties with higher levels of poverty.
- The link between county poverty and heart failure mortality was largely explained by the prevalence of diabetes and obesity.
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People living in counties with high rates of poverty are more likely to die from heart failure compared to people li . . .
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- Death rates from heart failure are higher in counties with higher levels of poverty.
- The link between county poverty and heart failure mortality was largely explained by the prevalence of diabetes and obesity.
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People living in counties with high rates of poverty are more likely to die from heart failure compared to people li . . .