Poor People Worse Off Following Heart Attack
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:00 PM EST
... People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who suffer a heart attack come to the emergency department more often, are less likely to be treated aggressively and have higher mortality rates a year after the attack, says new University of Alberta research that has important implications for access to cardiac care.Dr. [click link for full article] ...
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- Heart Attack
- Terrorist Attacks
- Heart Disease
- Poor Nutrition
- Panic Disorder
- Stroke
- Poor oxygen to the heart
- Fatigue and shortness of breath (if poor heart function isn't treated)
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Heart Defects
- Angina
- Heart Murmur
- Pericarditis - after heart attack
- Heart Diseases
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Increased risk of heart attack from untreated diabetes and high cholesterol
- Heart and Circulation
- Indigestion
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Bypass Surgery

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