Heart failure: diagnosis and healthcare burden
Key result
Heart failure carries a ~40% first-year mortality rate and drives significant UK healthcare spending.
Population
People in the UK living with heart failure (almost 900,000), average age at diagnosis 76 years.
Design
Review
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Implication
Prioritizes heart failure in UK clinical planning and resource allocation; leaves open the effects of newer therapies on mortality and costs.
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Population
People in the UK living with heart failure (almost 900,000), average age at diagnosis 76 years.
Heart failure represents a major and growing healthcare burden in the UK, characterized by high initial mortality and significant resource utilization.
Cite This Study
Holdright et al. (2004) conducted a review in Heart failure. Heart failure carries a high healthcare burden in the UK, with a 40% mortality rate in the first year after diagnosis and accounting for approximately 2% of the NHS budget.