Heart transplant patients from deprived areas face higher risk for postoperative complications, earlier death

Heart transplant patients who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience post-surgical complications and die within five years than patients who live in more advantaged areas, even when those patients were transplanted at topnotch high-volume hospitals, new UCLA research suggests.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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