Until recently, heart failure has been a much neglected condition and, to some extent, this is
still true. There are many reasons why heart failure might be neglected. Probably one of the …

The heart failure syndrome has first been described as an emerging epidemic about 25
years ago. Today, because of a growing and ageing population, the total number of heart …

Despite an increase in manuscripts describing epidemiological aspects of heart failure since
the 1990s, 1 additional information is still needed, as indicated by various editorials. w2 w3 …

During the last decade, congestive heart failure has evolved into the most important public
health problem in cardiovascular medicine. It is estimated that heart failure aiIlicts more than …

Approximately 1% of all persons over 40 years of age suffer heart failure. The prevalence of
this disease doubles with each decade of life, reaching around 10% in persons over 70 …

Aims To determine the incidence and aetiology of heart failure in the general population.
Methods and Results New cases of heart failure were identified from a population of 151000 …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is often referred to as a “major public health problem” and as
increasing “in epidemic proportions.” Although these terms are to some extent uscd to …

Epidemiologic data from the Framingham Study provide insights into the population burden
of heart failure (CHF), its prognosis and modifiable risk factors that promote it. In the general …

At a time when deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke are markedly declining,
mortality from heart failure is increasing. Heart failure is a costly and devastating disease …

The heart is arguably the organ that suffers most obviously from increasing economic
globalisation. Although mortality from coronary artery and cerebrovascular diseases has …