Interventional therapies for heart failure in older adults
Heart failure (HF) remains a global epidemic with an estimated prevalence of 40 million
individuals worldwide. 1 In the United States, approximately 5.7 million people have HF, with
an incidence of 870,000 new cases per year. 2 Epidemiologic data suggest that HF
increasingly represents a disease of the elderly. The prevalence of HF is less than 1% in
individuals less than 40 years of age and is greater than 10% in those greater than 80 years
of age. 3 HF is the leading cause of hospitalization in patients more than 65 years of age …
individuals worldwide. 1 In the United States, approximately 5.7 million people have HF, with
an incidence of 870,000 new cases per year. 2 Epidemiologic data suggest that HF
increasingly represents a disease of the elderly. The prevalence of HF is less than 1% in
individuals less than 40 years of age and is greater than 10% in those greater than 80 years
of age. 3 HF is the leading cause of hospitalization in patients more than 65 years of age …
