Open AccessThe economic burden of heart failure
Author(s) -
O'Connell J. B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960231503
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , modalities , intensive care medicine , public health , health care , population , scale (ratio) , medical emergency , environmental health , nursing , economic growth , cardiology , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology , economics
Abstract Heart failure, a major cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly, is a serious public health problem. As the population ages and the prevalence of heart failure increases, expenditures related to the care of these patients will climb dramatically. As a result, the health care industry must develop strategies to contain this staggering economic burden. Strategies may include adopting approaches for preventing heart failure and implementing new treatment modalities with proven efficacy into large‐scale clinical practice. Successful implementation of these strategies will require intensive physician and patient education and development of innovative approaches to fund support services.