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Stroke patients often experience income loss

New research published in CMAJ suggests that people who have had a heart attack, stroke, or cardiac arrest are much less likely than their healthy peers to be working three years after hospitalization. The study — which looked at roughly 25,000 cardiac patients in Canada and a large control group — also found that those who were working three years after a cardiac event or stroke often suffered significant income losses. "These outcomes have consequences for patients, families, employers and governments," the authors write, adding that there's a need for policies and programs to help cardiac patients return to work when possible.