Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Socioeconomic status (SES) differences could influence management and clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), reflecting health inequalities. The authors aimed to investigate emergency department (ED) visits in patients with AF according to SES level. Methods and Results The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis of ED visits in patients with nonvalvular AF using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database in 2016. The patients were divided into health premium quartiles and medical aid groups, with quartile 4 the highest SES and medical aid the lowest SES. Among patients with AF, patients who had ≥1 ED visits in 2016 were identified. The prevalence and cause of ED visits, 30- and 90-day mortality, and rehospitalization risk after ED visits we

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature