The epidemiology and pathophysiology of heart failure

Heart failure (HF) remains a major growing public health problem in the United States. Despite extensive understanding of the mechanism at the molecular level and innovations in therapy, HF carries high morbidity and mortality rates, with frequent hospital admissions. In the Medicare population, HF...

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Published in:The Medical clinics of North America Vol. 96; no. 5; p. 881
Main Authors: Rathi, Shradha, Deedwania, Prakash C
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.09.2012
Subjects:
Heart Failure - epidemiology
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Hospitalization
Humans
Medicare
Morbidity
Renin-Angiotensin System - physiology
Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology
United States - epidemiology
United States
ISSN:1557-9859, 1557-9859
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Summary:Heart failure (HF) remains a major growing public health problem in the United States. Despite extensive understanding of the mechanism at the molecular level and innovations in therapy, HF carries high morbidity and mortality rates, with frequent hospital admissions. In the Medicare population, HF is the leading cause for hospitalization, accounting for more than1 million admissions per year. The authors provide a review of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of HF.
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ISSN:1557-9859
1557-9859
DOI:10.1016/j.mcna.2012.07.011