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In the general population…
- Estimates suggest that approximately 0.4% to 2% have heart failure1,2
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common causes of heart
failure1,3
- Approximately half of those diagnosed with heart failure will
die within four years of diagnosis1
- Half of those with severe heart failure will die within one
year1
- Mortality rates range from 30% to 40% for patients with <30%
left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and NYHA Class III to
IV heart failure4
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In Europe…
- An estimated 2 to 10 million suffer from heart failure1
- Myocardial dysfunction secondary to CAD is the most common cause of
heart failure in patients
under age 751
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References:
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Task Force on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology.
Guidelines for the diagnosis of heart failure. Eur Heart J.
1995;16:741-751.
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2.
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Gomberg-Maitland M, Baran DA, Fuster V. Treatment of congestive
heart failure. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:342-352.
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Hess OM. State of the art: current treatment of heart failure.
Eur Heart J. 2000;2(Suppl A):A13-A16.
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Stanek B. Optimising management of patients with advanced heart
failure. Drugs & Aging. 2000;16(2):87-106.
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