Residence in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods may influence patient's health-related behaviors and overall health. We evaluated the association of neighborhood disadvantage on heart failure (HF) symptom burden and hospitalization rates. We characterized neighborhood deprivation in 359 HF subjects (age 56 ± 13 years, 52% black) in metropolitan Atlanta using the Area Deprivation Index (ADI). ANOVA was used to compare HF symptoms measured using the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, and HF Self-Care Index across ADI tertiles. Zero-inflated Poisson regression was used to compare rates of recurrent HF hospitalization (HFH) across ADI tertiles. Subjects living in more deprived neighborhoods were more likely to be black, have Medicare or Medicaid insurance, and have a lower ejection fraction than those living in less deprived neighborhoods (all p ≤ 0.005). Subjects in more deprived neighborhoods had more severe HF symptoms (p < 0.001), but there was no difference in HF Self-Care Index scores across ADI tertiles. Subjects living in more deprived neighborhoods had a higher odds of being hospitalized for HF than subjects in less deprived neighborhoods. Once subjects had experienced a HFH, however, the association between ADI and the risk of recurrent HFH varied by racial group. In whites, increasing ADI was associated with a marginally decreased risk of recurrent HFH, while there was no association between ADI and recurrent HFH in blacks. In conclusion, patients with HF living in more deprived neighborhoods have greater symptom burden and are more likely to experience a HFH than those living in less deprived neighborhoods.

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