Socioeconomic Status, Mortality, and Access to Cardiac Services After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Canada: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low socioeconomic status (SES) is an important prognosticator for those with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), having previously been described to be associated with increased short-term mortality. Whether this effect persists over time, and whether access to cardiac interventions is equitable within Canada's universal health care system, remains unknown.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review to determine the associations of SES with mortality and access to a spectrum of interventions including cardiac catheterization, revascularization, and cardiac rehabilitation. Electronic databases (EMBASE and MEDLINE) were searched in March 2019 and December 2019. Original studies from Canada examining associations between SES and any of the above outcomes in AMI patients

SUBMITTER: Moledina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8347872 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature