PURPOSE: Despite dramatic changes in heart failure management during the 1990s, little is
known about the national heart failure mortality trends during this time period, particularly …

Background The treatment of chronic heart failure has improved during the past 2 decades,
but little is known about whether the improvements are reflected in trends in early and long …

BACKGROUND: While drug therapy and medical management improved markedly over the
last decade, the basic clinical characteristics of the heart failure patient population treated at …

OBJECTIVES: Heart failure is a major health care burden among older adults, but
information on recent trends has not been available. We compare rates, sociodemographic …

Background The growing heart failure epidemic imposes a substantial burden on the US
health care system. The ability to accurately assess prognosis would allow clinicians to …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine hospitalizations for heart failure in
the US during the past 26 years. Background: Heart failure increased in the US; however …

Background Recent analyses have presented conflicting evidence regarding the incidence
and prevalence of heart failure in the United States. We sought to estimate the annual …

Objectives: This study sought to identify risk factors for the occurrence of all-cause hospital
admissions among older persons after heart failure diagnosis, and to determine whether …

Background Congestive heart failure is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the
elderly but the disease impact on the oldest and sickest population has not been defined …

Background The elderly make up the majority of patients with heart failure (HF), but
information on this segment of the HF population is lacking because clinical trials typically …