The medical and socioeconomic burden of heart failure: A comparative delineation with cancer.
Int J Cardiol
; 203: 279-81, 2016 Jan 15.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular disease and cancer represent the two leading causes of death in the Western World. Still, cardiovascular disease causes more deaths and more hospitalizations than cancer. Although mortality rates of both conditions are generally declining, this is not true for heart failure (HF). The prevalence of HF is increasing, although its incidence has been stabilized, mainly because of the population aging. The survival of patients with HF is overall worse than those with cancer. In addition, HF failure is the most common reason for hospitalization in the elderly, while hospitalization for HF is followed by adverse prognosis and represents the main contributor to the huge financial expenditure caused by the syndrome. The outcome of HF patients and thus its medical and socioeconomic burden may be improved by the more efficient in-hospital management of patients, the enhancement of adherence to guideline-recommended therapies, the identification and treatment of comorbid conditions and the introduction of more effective medical therapies.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Hospitalização
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article