Low-income Canadians have more heart attacks

Canadians who live in low-income neighbourhoods are more likely to have a heart attack than their wealthier counterparts, a new report indicates.

But their quality of care in hospital seems to be about the same, finds a new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Almost 67,000 Canadians landed in hospital due to a heart attack in 2008-2009.

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