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Heart failure affects nearly 5 million Americans and is the leading discharge diagnosis in patients ≥65 years of age, resulting in substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures.
Heart failure represents a major public health burden in the United States, associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.
eart failure (HF) is a growing public health problem in the United States.Nearly 5 million Americans suffer from HF, and an estimated 550 000 new cases of HF are diagnosed each year. 1 HF is the No. 1 discharge diagnosis in patients Ն65 years of age and results in a substantial burden on healthcare expenditures.It is estimated that in 2001, more than $24 billion was spent as direct cost for the care of patients with HF. 1 Furthermore, HF is associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality.
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Prakash Deedwania (2003) conducted an editorial in Heart failure. Heart failure affects nearly 5 million Americans and is the leading discharge diagnosis in patients ≥65 years of age, resulting in substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures.
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