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. 2017 Apr;3(1):7-11.
doi: 10.15420/cfr.2016:25:2.

Global Public Health Burden of Heart Failure

Gianluigi Savarese  1   2 , Lars H Lund  1   2
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Global Public Health Burden of Heart Failure

Gianluigi Savarese et al. Card Fail Rev. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic affecting at least 26 million people worldwide and is increasing in prevalence. HF health expenditures are considerable and will increase dramatically with an ageing population. Despite the significant advances in therapies and prevention, mortality and morbidity are still high and quality of life poor. The prevalence, incidence, mortality and morbidity rates reported show geographic variations, depending on the different aetiologies and clinical characteristics observed among patients with HF. In this review we focus on the global epidemiology of HF, providing data about prevalence, incidence, mortality and morbidity worldwide.

Keywords: Heart failure; clinical characteristics; geographic differences; heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; incidence; morbidity; mortality; prevalence.

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Disclosure: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:. Burden of Heart Failure
Figure 2:
Figure 2:. Prevalence and Incidence of Heart Failure Worldwide
Figure 3:
Figure 3:. Distribution of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Heart Failure
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Figure 4:. Temporal Trends in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
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