With the advent of national health reform, millions more Americans are gaining access to a
health care system that is struggling to provide high-quality care at reduced costs. The …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States.
Approximately 5 million patients in this country have HF, and over 550 000 patients are …

Objectives: This study sought to characterize temporal trends in hospitalizations with heart
failure as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Background: Heart failure patients are …

in patients with diastolic dysfunction. In a prospective study of 344 patients with heart failure
and sinus rhythm, the onset of AF was associated with highly significant worsening of the …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate a noninvasive method for
quantifying diffuse myocardial fibrosis with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) …

This report presents the most current nationally representative data on inpatient care in the
United States. Data are from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), the longest …

The aim of this study was to provide a broad characterization of the epidemiology of acute
renal failure (ARF) in the United States using national administrative data and describe its …

Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome characterized by high mortality, frequent hospitalization,
reduced quality of life, and a complex therapeutic regimen. Knowledge about HF is …

Context The lifetime risk of heart failure at age 40 years is approximately 1 in 5 in the
general population; however, little is known about the association between modifiable …