2023
Association of neighbourhood‐level material deprivation with adverse outcomes and processes of care among patients with heart failure in a single‐payer healthcare system: A population‐based cohort study
Bobrowski D, Dorovenis A, Abdel‐Qadir H, McNaughton C, Alonzo R, Fang J, Austin P, Udell J, Jackevicius C, Alter D, Atzema C, Bhatia R, Booth G, Ha A, Johnston S, Dhalla I, Kapral M, Krumholz H, Roifman I, Wijeysundera H, Ko D, Tu K, Ross H, Schull M, Lee D. Association of neighbourhood‐level material deprivation with adverse outcomes and processes of care among patients with heart failure in a single‐payer healthcare system: A population‐based cohort study. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2023, 25: 2274-2286. PMID: 37953731, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcess of careCardiovascular hospitalizationHeart failureIncident heart failure patientsNeighbourhood-level material deprivationPopulation-based cohort studyAge groupsPopulation-based retrospective studyCause-specific hazards regressionCause-specific hospitalizationsHeart failure patientsAdvanced cardiac imagingNeighborhood material deprivationHealthcare systemSingle-payer healthcare systemMultiple covariate adjustmentOlder age groupsHigher hazardUniversal healthcare systemCardiology visitsDeprived neighbourhoodsCause deathCause mortalityCohort studyFailure patients
2021
Association of neighbourhood-level poverty with outcomes and clinical care following atrial fibrillation diagnosis in a universal healthcare system
Akioyamen L, Abdel-Qadir H, Pang A, Ha A, Jackevicius C, Alter D, Bhatia R, Dhalla I, Krumholz H, Roifman I, Wijeysundera H, Atzema C, Ko D, Schull M, Lee D, Investigators T. Association of neighbourhood-level poverty with outcomes and clinical care following atrial fibrillation diagnosis in a universal healthcare system. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0447. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAF diagnosisAtrial fibrillation diagnosisUniversal healthcare systemCardiology visitsIschemic strokeDeprivation quintileMedication coverageVascular diseaseCause-specific hazard regression modelStroke/transient ischemic attackPopulation-based cohort studyNeighborhood-level povertyAnti-arrhythmic medicationsHighest deprivation quintileRhythm control interventionsWorse baseline healthHeart failure hospitalizationTransient ischemic attackUniversal healthcareHazards regression modelsHealthcare systemProcess of careCommunity-dwelling adultsEquitable health careLong-term care