Morris AA, et al. - Given that food deserts (FD)—low-income areas with low access to healthful foods— are associated with higher burden of cardiovascular risk factors, researchers analyzed the influence of FD on clinical outcomes in heart failure (HF). They used the Food Desert Research Atlas and evaluated FD status in 457 HF patients (mean age, 55.9 ± 12.5 years; 50.3% black). They examined the association of living in an FD with risk of repeat hospitalization (all-cause and HF-specific) by using the Andersen-Gill extension of Cox model. They noted that younger individuals, more likely black, less educated, and less likely to have commercial insurance fell under the category of patients living in an FD. Findings revealed a higher risk of repeat all-cause and HF-specific hospitalization among patients living in an FD.