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Heart failure poses a staggering burden, with over 250,000 Americans dying of the condition in 2007 and hospitalizations tripling from 1.3 million in 1979 to nearly 4 million in 2004.
Highlights the increasing prevalence, hospitalizations, mortality, and economic burden of heart failure in the United States.
M orbidity and mortality rates from heart failure are staggering and continue to pose daunting challenges to patients, providers, researchers, and the health care system.As populations age, the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease portends a humbling future, particularly for heart failure.Despite advances in medical care, heart failure prevalence, hospitalizations, and mortality rates have not declined; in 2007, more than 250 000 Americans died of heart failure, and the number of heart failure hospitalizations has tripled from about 1.3 million in 1979 to nearly 4 million in 2004.1,2 The burden of heart failure admissions and frequent readmissions are also costly to the health care system.Corresponding to the projected increase in heart failure prevalence, real medical costs for heart failure are projected to increase by Ϸ200% over the next 20 years.3
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Cook et al. (2011) conducted an editorial in Heart failure. Heart failure poses a staggering burden, with over 250,000 Americans dying of the condition in 2007 and hospitalizations tripling from 1.3 million in 1979 to nearly 4 million in 2004.
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