Why the study?
What is the prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the general population?
Population
5540 participants of the Rotterdam Study aged 55-95 years. A subset of 2267 subjects had fractional…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Provides contemporary prevalence estimates for HF and asymptomatic LVSD; leaves open the role of population screening.
What is the prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the general population?
The prevalence of heart failure in the general older population is approximately 3.9%, and a majority of individuals with left ventricular systolic dysfunction are asymptomatic.
A. Mosterd (1999) studied this question.