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Heart failure life expectancy is six months shorter in most deprived areas

Heart failure patients living in the most deprived postcodes are at risk of dying six and a half months earlier than patients in the least deprived areas, according to a new study published in the journal BMC Medicine. The research also found that the disparities in risk of death and life expectancy worsened over time.

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