A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says that low-income Canadians are more likely to suffer from heart attacks than their richer counterparts.
The report says that nearly 67,000 Canadians were hospitalized due to a heart attack in 2008-09. A detailed analysis showed that those residing in poorer neighborhoods were 37 per cent more likely to have a heart attack than those in the affluent districts.
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"Medical literature indicates that not every patient is selected for or would benefit from such a procedure," the report said, adding that mortality rates within 30 days of hospitalization remained at 8.3% for rich as well as poor patients.
Heart attacks were found to be occurring in 347 per 100,000 people in Newfoundland and Labrador, which was the peak and a low of 169 per 100,000 in British Columbia. The report added that if the heart attack rate was similar for all groups, it would result in potential savings of $100 million.
Source: Medindia
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Source: Medindia
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Heart Attack
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
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Heart attack can cause symptoms such as Chest pain or discomfort, Shortness of breath and pain in neck, back, arm, or shoulder and is due to blockage of blood supply to the heart muscles
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