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authors: DeFilippis, Ersilia M.; Psotka, Mitchell A.; Ibrahim, Nasrien E.
title: Promoting Health Equity in Heart Failure Amid a Pandemic
date: 2020-12-28
journal: JACC Heart Fail
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.11.002
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doc_id: 945355
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Promoting Health Equity in Heart Failure Amid a Pandemic* pandemic has had profound implications for patients with heart failure (HF). These effects are equally salient for those who have been infected by the virus and those who have had their health care delivery altered due to necessary changes in practice. Furthermore, the pandemic has placed a magnifying glass on pre-existing inequities in the US health care system, reminding us that the road ahead is long, and the participation of every entity linked to the health care system is required. As the COVID-19 pandemic wages on and disproportionately ravages socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, we should focus our efforts on strategies to minimize these inequities ( Figure 1 ).

These efforts should be multi-pronged, including making testing easily accessible, facilitating contact tracing in highly dense communities, and providing spaces such as hotels to allow social isolation for DeFilippis et al. These results should remind us to be innovative and thoughtful in our management of patients with HF while trying to maintain equity and good health for all.

The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. @DrNasrien.

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