Socioeconomic deprivation and post-discharge mortality in heart failure: evidence from a nationwide universal health coverage system
In a country with universal healthcare, area-level socioeconomic deprivation was modestly associated with higher mortality after HF hospitalization, but not with readmission risk. Society-level income inequality showed no relationship with either outcome.
Authors
- Véra Georgescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-7834)
- Guillaume Mercier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6663-7854)
- Guillaume Baudry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-2729)
- Hugo Guillermou
- Nicolas Girerd
- Hariette G C Van Spall
- François Roubille
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Coeur et des Muscles (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Hôpital Gui de Chauliac (FR)
- Hôpital Lapeyronie (FR)
- French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (FR)
- Université de Lorraine (FR)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcag008
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00