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The heart failure epidemic

Véronique L Roger1

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. roger.veronique@mayo.edu

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|July 10, 2010
PubMed

Insights

The heart failure epidemic is driven by increased survival, not incidence. This means more people are hospitalized for heart failure, highlighting the need for better hospitalization management strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Heart failure (HF) is recognized as an emerging epidemic.
  • Understanding factors contributing to HF prevalence is vital for effective prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze temporal trends in heart failure incidence and prevalence.
  • To investigate changes in heart failure based on ejection fraction over time.
  • To identify the primary drivers of the heart failure epidemic.

Main Methods:

  • Review of population-based studies examining heart failure trends.
  • Analysis of incidence, prevalence, and survival data over time.
  • Assessment of heart failure epidemic's components: incidence versus survival.

Main Results:

  • Heart failure incidence has remained relatively stable over time.
  • Survival rates for heart failure patients have significantly improved.
  • The increasing prevalence of heart failure is primarily due to improved survival, leading to more hospitalizations.

Conclusions:

  • The heart failure epidemic is largely characterized by an increase in hospitalizations.
  • Further research on temporal trends by ejection fraction is necessary.
  • Interventions should prioritize reducing the hospitalization burden in heart failure management.

Keywords:
epidemiologyheart failurepopulation studies

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