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Review
. 2007 Sep;93(9):1137-46.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.025270.

Clinical epidemiology of heart failure

Arend Mosterd  1 , Arno W Hoes
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Review

Clinical epidemiology of heart failure

Arend Mosterd et al. Heart. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to review the clinical epidemiology of heart failure. The last paper comprehensively addressing the epidemiology of heart failure in Heart appeared in 2000. Despite an increase in manuscripts describing epidemiological aspects of heart failure since the 1990s, additional information is still needed, as indicated by various editorials.

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Conflict of interest statement

In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article

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