Background Cardiovascular disease mortality related to heart failure (HF) is rising in the
United States. It is unknown whether trends in HF mortality are consistent across geographic …

Background Adults in rural counties in the United States (US) experience higher rates
broadly of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with adults in urban counties. Mortality …

Background There are prominent geographic disparities in the life expectancy (LE) of older
US adults between the states with the highest (leading states) and lowest (lagging states) LE …

Background and objectives Studies that examined geographic variation in heart failure (HF)
and its association with risk factors at county and state levels were limited. This study aimed …

Background The US population is aging with concurrent increases in heart failure (HF)
burden. However, HF-related mortality trends among adults≥ 75 years have not been …

Importance There are limited data on mortality trends in young adults with heart failure (HF).
Objective To study the trends in HF-related mortality among young adults. Design, Setting …

Importance Heart failure (HF) incidence is declining among Medicare beneficiaries.
However, the epidemiological mechanisms underlying this decline are not well understood …

Background Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are rising in prevalence and pose a
substantial public health burden. Methods and Results We evaluated temporal trends …

Background The long-term downward national US trend in heart disease-related mortality
slowed substantially during 2011–2014 before turning upward in 2015. Examining mortality …

Context It is not known whether recent declines in ischemic heart disease and its risk factors
have been accompanied by declines in heart failure (HF) hospitalization and mortality …