Socioeconomic Status and Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 17 January 2006
David A. Alter, Alice Chong, Peter C. Austin, Cameron Mustard, Karey Iron, Jack I. Williams
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It is hypothesized that cardiovascular risk factors remain the central intermediary pathway by which socioeconomic status is linked to increased mortality rates, and this hypothesis was tested by using a cohort of patients who were hospitalized after an acute myocardial infarction.
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Age, past cardiovascular events, and current vascular risk factors accounted for most of the income-mortality gradient after acute MI. This observation suggests that the "wealth-health gradient" in cardiovascular mortality may be partially ameliorated by more rigorous management of known risk factors among less affluent persons. *For a list of members of the SESAMI Study Group, see the Appendix.
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