Hurricane Exposure and Risk of Long-Term Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes

What is the long-term association of hurricane-related flooding with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk?In this cohort study of 121 395 continuously enrolled Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries residing in New Jersey, New York City, and Connecticut, 5-year CVD event rates were higher for zip codes exposed to flooding from Hurricane Sandy than nonflooded zip codes, with the greatest risk noted approximately 3 years after landfall for heart failure events in New Jersey.These findings suggest that hurricane flooding is associated with long-term CVD risk up to 5 years after landfall.

Corresponding Author: Arnab K. Ghosh MD, MSc, MA, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065 (akg9010@med.cornell.edu).

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