2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Heart Failure
Published: marzo 23, 2021
- Approximately 6.2 million persons 20 years of age or older in the United States have HF, with approximately 1 million new HF cases diagnosed annually, and the prevalence continues to rise.
- Heart failure is the primary diagnosis in over 1 million hospitalizations annually, and the total cost of HF care in the United States exceeds $30 billion annually.
- This report provides consensus-based key data elements and definitions for databases capturing information about heart failure.