Congestive Heart Failure-Related Hospital Deaths Across the Urban-Rural Continuum in the United States

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Examines current trends in congestive heart failure (CHF)-related hospital deaths with an emphasis on rural-urban differences for each census region. 2009-2014 data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used, focusing on adult hospital admissions with CHF identified as the principal diagnosis. Results from this study may aid in identifying geographic areas needing interventions to improve access to care and to reduce CHF mortality.

Kristin Primm, Alva O. Ferdinand, Timothy Callaghan, et al.

Preventive Medicine Reports, 16

12/2019

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Access · Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Mortality · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data