June 1, 2002European Journal of Heart Failure
The Current Cost of Heart Failure to the National Health Service in the UK
Population
Estimated 988,000 individuals requiring treatment for heart failure in the UK during 1995.
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Discussion
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Implication
Heart failure care imposes a major economic burden; this 1995 estimate leaves open the effects of subsequent therapies on current costs.
Structured PICO
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Population
Estimated 988,000 individuals requiring treatment for heart failure in the UK during 1995.
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Outcome
Direct cost of health care for heart failure to the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for the year 1995 and projected for 2000.
Heart failure represents a major economic burden to the UK National Health Service, accounting for nearly 2% of total expenditure, predominantly driven by hospitalizations.
Cite This Study
Stewart et al. (2002) studied this question.