Association of Financial Strain With Mortality Among Older US Adults Recovering From an Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Jason R Falvey Alexandra M Hajduk Christopher R Keys Sarwat I Chaudhry

JAMA Intern Med

Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Published: April 2022

The study investigates how severe financial strain affects the risk of death after a heart attack in adults over 75 years old in the U.S.
It focuses on a specific group: older adults who may experience both health issues and financial challenges.
The findings aim to shed light on the relationship between economic stress and health outcomes, especially in the context of significant medical events like a heart attack.

This cohort study explores the association of severe financial strain with elevated mortality risk following an acute myocardial infarction among US adults older than 75 years.

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