During the first decade of the 21st century, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality
decreased significantly in the United States, continuing a trend since 1970. However, the …

Importance Heart failure (HF) is commonly referred to as an epidemic, posing major clinical
and public health challenges. Yet, contemporary data on its magnitude and implications are …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics: A Report of the Heart Failure Society of
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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 …

Until the late 1980s, there were no known medical treatments available to improve survival
in patients with heart failure (HF). Since then, there has been a steady increase in research …

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