Prevalence and Incidence of Heart Failure Among Urban Patients in China: A National Population-Based Analysis

• Published in: Circulation. Heart failure Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e008406
• Main Authors: Wang, Hua, Chai, Ke, Du, Minghui, Wang, Shengfeng, Cai, Jian-Ping, Li, Yingying, Zeng, Ping, Zhu, Wanrong, Zhan, Siyan, Yang, Jiefu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; China - epidemiology; Female; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Outpatients - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Time Factors; China; heart failure; prevalence; cost; incidence; China

Large-scale and population-based studies of heart failure (HF) incidence and prevalence are scarce in China. The study sought to estimate the prevalence, incidence, and cost of HF in China. We conducted a population-based study using records of 50.0 million individuals ≥25 years old from the nationa...