Changing epidemiological features of cardiac failure
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Rising HF burden despite CV mortality declines warrants targeted prevention; leaves open optimal strategies for aging populations.
Key Points
- To examine the changing epidemiological characteristics of cardiac failure despite improvements in cardiovascular mortality.
- Analyzed trends in cardiovascular mortality and hospital admissions for cardiac failure over three decades.
- Identified predisposing conditions contributing to cardiac failure, including hypertension, coronary disease, and diabetes.
- Cardiac failure remains a leading cause of morbidity, with unchanged hospitalizations despite decreasing cardiovascular mortality.
- The prevalence of cardiac failure is rising due to improved management of predisposing conditions, particularly in the elderly population.
Cite This Study
Kannel et al. (1994) studied this question.