Heart failure as a general pandemic in Asia

• Published in: European journal of heart failure Vol. 17; no. 9; pp. 884 - 892
• Main Authors: Shimokawa, Hiroaki, Miura, Masanobu, Nochioka, Kotaro, Sakata, Yasuhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Ageing; Asia; Asia - epidemiology; Heart failure; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Humans; Morbidity - trends; Prevention; Registries; Survival Rate - trends; Asia; Heart failure; Prevention; Asia; Ageing

Heart failure (HF) is an epidemic in healthcare worldwide, including Asia. It appears that HF will become more serious in the near future, with the epidemiological transition and ageing of the population. However, in contrast to Western countries, information on HF epidemiology is still limited in A...