What The Study Did: Registry data were used to examine the association between living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area and long-term survival among patients who had their first heart attack at or before age 50.
Authors: Ron Blankstein, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.0487)
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JAMA Cardiology