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Heart failure deaths more persistent in rural areas of the United States than urban areas – News-Medical.net

Heart failure deaths are persistently higher in rural areas of the United States compared with urban areas, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

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Heart failure deaths are persistently higher in rural areas of the United States compared with urban areas, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. The research also showed race disparities in heart failure are prevalent in rural and urban areas with greatest increases among Black adults under 65 years old.
Heart failure deaths have been increasing nationally since 2011, but there is significant geographic variation in these patterns based on race.
“This work demonstrates a persistent and troubling…

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