Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in the general population can inform
assessments of disease burden, research, public health policy and health system care …

Aims To determine the prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart
failure. Methods and Results The Rotterdam Study is a prospective population-based cohort …

Aims To determine the prognosis, cause of death, and its determinants in participants of the
population-based Rotterdam Study who were found to have heart failure. Methods and …

Heart failure is a major health care problem in Spain, although its precise impact is unknown
due to the lack of data from appropriately designed studies. In contrast with the 2 …

Background Heart failure risk factors are diverse and likely to vary among world regions.
Systematic review and pooled analysis were used to describe contributions of major …

ABSTRACT Background: Heart Failure (HF) is a progressive epidemic associated with
considerable morbidity and mortality. Self-reported data from the National Health and …

Aim: To estimate the incidence rate of heart failure in the general population and to assess
risk factors associated with the occurrence of newly diagnosed heart failure. Methods: From …

Background—Contemporary survival in unselected patients with heart failure and the
population impact of newer therapies have not been widely studied. Therefore, we have …

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 …

Background: Survival data from hospital‐based or clinical trial studies of patients with
chronic heart failure (CHF) do not represent survival in community‐based settings. Aims: To …