Background—Data are limited regarding the classification and prognosis of patients with
congestive heart failure (CHF) in the community. Methods and Results—Using the resources …

Objective To compare the incidence of congestive heart failure and the survival in patients
with congestive heart failure in Rochester, Minn, in 1981 with that observed in 1991 …

BACKGROUND Relatively limited epidemiological data are available regarding the
prognosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) and temporal changes in survival after its onset …

Objectives To evaluate the epidemiology, prognosis, and patterns of practice in patients with
chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) treated and followed at a specialized clinic. Methods …

Few conditions in medicine have a prognosis as bleak as chronic heart failure (1, 2), but
recent developments have engendered hope that matters may be improving. There is now a …

Although congestive heart failure is a fairly common clinical syndrome and the societal costs
associated with its care are high, relatively little is known about the incidence or prevalence …

There are very few contemporary studies on the frequency and cause of congestive heart
failure (CHF) in a general population. In western Sweden, inhabited by 1.64 million people …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) definitions vary across epidemiologic studies. The
Framingham Heart Study criteria include CHF signs and symptoms assessed by a physician …

• Discharge data from a representative sample of short-stay US hospitals were examined to
obtain information regarding trends in the prevalence of congestive heart failure from 1973 …

Objectives. The study was designed to determine the prevalence and mortality rate of
congestive heart failure in noninstitutionalized men and women in the US Background …