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A Hearty Life

June 22nd, 2008

Socioeconomics decide who survives after a heart attack

There are huge socioeconomic factors that play into heart disease and death. Mayo Clinic researchers present new data suggesting that people with lower incomes and education levels are more likely to die after heart attack than more affluent, educated people.
Reasons being education’s positive effect on factors that include job opportunities, income, housing, access to nutritious […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments