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Adult nursing
Socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity are associated with poorer outcomes following acute myocardial infarction
  1. David Barrett
  1. Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor David Barrett, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK; david.i.barrett{at}york.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103860

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    Commentary on: Weight N, Moledina S, Volgman AS, Bagur R, Wijeysundera HC, Sun LY, Chadi Alraies M, Rashid M, Kontopantelis E, Mamas MA. Socioeconomic disparities in the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 2023 Dec 20;110(2):122-131. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322601.

    Implications for practice and research

    • The care of patients following myocardial infarction should seek to redress the impact of socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity on outcomes.

    • Further research is required into the steps that nurses can take to mitigate socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in patient outcomes.

    Context

    Ischaemic heart disease results in the death of approximately 9 million people across the globe each year,1 many due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

    Previous studies have demonstrated that the prevalence, management and outcomes of AMI are inequitable, with groups such as women and older adults being disproportionately impacted.2 The study by Weight and colleagues focused specifically on exploring disparities in …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.