Global Public Health Burden of Heart Failure

作者：Gianluigi Savarese, Lars H. Lund · 发表于：Cardiac failure review · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.15420/cfr.2016:25:2 · 被引用次数：2698 · 研究领域：Heart Failure Treatment and Management、Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic affecting at least 26 million people worldwide and is increasing in prevalence. HF health expenditures are considerable and will increase dramatically with an ageing population. Despite the significant advances in therapies and prevention, mortality and morbidity are still high and quality of life poor. The prevalence, incidence, mortality and morbidity rates reported show geographic variations, depending on the different aetiologies and clinical characteristics observed among patients with HF. In this review we focus on the global epidemiology of HF, providing data about prevalence, incidence, mortality and morbidity worldwide.