Forbes August 19, 2024
You may not think about finding a cardiologist every day like you might a coffee shop or a gas station. But what if one day you suddenly have a major heart problem—like a heart attack—you know the kind of thing that can’t quite wait? Well, don’t assume that cardiologists are like Starbucks—that finding them will be easy. Millions of people in the U.S. live in what’s considered “cardiology deserts,” defined as locations that completely lack cardiologists, according to a research letter recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. In fact, the study that formed the basis for this research letter found that nearly half of all U.S. counties do not have a single cardiologist.
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