Association of cardiovascular risk factor profile and financial hardship from medical bills among non-elderly adults in the United States

• Main Authors: Gowtham R. Grandhi (Author), Javier Valero-Elizondo (Author), Reed Mszar (Author), Eric J. Brandt (Author), Amarnath Annapureddy (Author), Rohan Khera (Author), Anshul Saxena (Author), Salim S. Virani (Author), Ron Blankstein (Author), Nihar R. Desai (Author), Michael J. Blaha (Author), Faisal H. Cheema (Author), Farhaan S. Vahidy (Author), Khurram Nasir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: While optimal cardiovascular risk factor (CRF) profile is associated with lower mortality, morbidity, and healthcare expenditures among individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), less is known regarding its impact on financial hardship from medical bills. Therefore,...