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Heart failure is the only cardiovascular condition with increasing incidence, prevalence, and mortality in the United States, resulting in a staggering and escalating economic impact.
Heart failure represents a growing public health and economic burden in the United States.
Supports heightened clinical awareness of heart failure burden; leaves open effective strategies to reverse rising trends.
As the final common pathway in many forms of cardiovascular disease, heart failure is a major public health problem in the United States. It is the only cardiovascular condition that is increasing in incidence, prevalence, and mortality. The economic impact of heart failure is staggering and is likely to escalate as increasing numbers of people are saved from premature death attributable to coronary heart disease. This article reviews the incidence, prevalence, prognosis, risk factors, and economic impact of this common and usually lethal condition.
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Funk et al. (1996) conducted a review in Advanced heart failure. Heart failure is the only cardiovascular condition with increasing incidence, prevalence, and mortality in the United States, resulting in a staggering and escalating economic impact.
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