Social Vulnerability May Underlie Racial Disparities in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Outcomes
Black patients with PPCM were more likely to have persistent left ventricular dysfunction and live in areas of greater social vulnerability. Strategies to achieve equitable social determinants of health are needed to improve health outcomes in Black patients with PPCM.
Authors
- Zachary Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-8901)
- Jeff M. Szychowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-1662)
- Ariann Nassel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-1880)
- Emily K. Armour
- Rachel Sinkey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7674-9796)
- Indranee Rajapreyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2043-3789)
- Ankit Bansal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-6264)
- Martha Slay Wingate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-6137)
- Alan Tita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-9056)
- Lindsay S. Robbins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-1437)
- Ayamo Oben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-7908)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- Oklahoma City University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ethnicity & Disease
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18865/ethndis-2022-2030
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Society For Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences