Socioeconomic Factors Impacting Development of Cardiac Disease

EP: 1.Identifying Key Risk Factors for Heart Failure

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EP: 2.Socioeconomic Factors Impacting Development of Cardiac Disease

EP: 3.Distinguishing Between Heart Failure Classifications

EP: 4.Staging Heart Failure and the Importance of Early Diagnosis

EP: 5.The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Heart Failure Management

EP: 6.Four Pillars of Heart Failure Therapy

EP: 7.Selecting Optimal First-line Therapy for Patients Diagnosed with Heart Failure

EP: 8.Key Takeaways From Heart Failure Clinical Trials

EP: 9.Navigating the Patient Journey Through Heart Failure Diagnosis

EP: 10.Strategies for Treating Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

EP: 11.Treatment Optimization Challenges Associated With Heart Failure

EP: 12.Financial Barriers Impeding Optimal Heart Failure Treatment

EP: 13.Trajectory of Heart Failure Treatment Strategies

EP: 14.Key Takeaways from Experts in Heart Failure Management

This is a video synopsis/summary of a panel discussion involving Robert Groves, MD; Eugene E. Wright Jr, MD; Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, CHFN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN; Nihar Desai, MD, MPH; and Kelly Marie Axsom, MD. The panel discusses socioeconomic factors impacting heart failure risk. Wright highlights social determinants like economic and income insecurity, food insecurity, transportation challenges, education levels, lived experiences, and psychosocial stress. Wright also highlights Individuals with lower incomes have higher cardiovascular disease risk due to increased stress hormones like catecholamines and cortisol. A person’s zip code might better predict their health than genetics.

Albert expands on the patient impact, explaining how limited income can reduce access to medications, transportation, and proper nutrition. Patients may live in food deserts without access to healthy options. Many are on fixed incomes and Medicare or Medicaid and cannot easily afford new treatments. Readmissions also financially penalize hospitals, influencing their care approaches to reduce overall readmission rates. The scope of heart failure is expanding, affecting more patients nationwide. In summary, this multifactorial disease has significant individual and societal impacts that require urgent attention.

Video synopsis is AI-generated and reviewed by AJMC editorial staff.