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Epidemiology of heart failure

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Groenewegen, Amy, Rutten, Frans H., Mosterd, Arend, Hoes, Arno W.·2020·European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract

The heart failure syndrome has first been described as an emerging epidemic about 25 years ago. Today, because of a growing and ageing population, the total number of heart failure patients still continues to rise. However, the case mix of heart failure seems to be evolving. Incidence has stabilized and may even be decreasing in some populations, but alarming opposite trends have been observed in the relatively young, possibly related to an increase in obesity. In addition, a clear transition towards heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction has occurred. Although this transition is partially artificial, due to improved recognition of heart failure as a disorder affecting the entire left ventricular ejection fraction spectrum, links can be made with the growing burden of obesity-related diseases and with the ageing of the population. Similarly, evidence suggests that the number of patients with heart failure may be on the rise in low-income countries struggling under the double burden of communicable diseases and conditions associated with a Western-type lifestyle. These findings, together with the observation that the mortality rate of heart failure is declining less rapidly than previously, indicate we have not reached the end of the epidemic yet. In this review, the evolving epidemiology of heart failure is put into perspective, to discern major trends and project future directions.

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Authors
Groenewegen, A., Rutten, F. H., Mosterd, A., & Hoes, A. W.
Affiliations
Utrecht University (NL)
Corresponding author
Groenewegen, Amy
Venue
European Journal of Heart Failure
Published
2020-06-01
Volume
22
Issue
8
Pages
1342-1356
ISSN
  • 1388-9842 (ISSN-L)
  • 1879-0844
OpenAlex
W2155018999
Cited by
2,043
References
169
Citations by year
2026: 258 · 2025: 351 · 2024: 427 · 2023: 452 · 2022: 369 · 2021: 171 · 2020: 7
FWCI
42.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • European Journal of Heart Failure (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart rate and cardiovascular health
Keywords
heart failure, heart failure epidemiology, incidence trends, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, obesity, population aging, low-income countries, double burden of disease, heart failure mortality, case mix
MeSH terms
Medicare, Heart Failure, Humans, Nutrition Surveys, Stroke Volume, United States, Prevalence, Ventricular Function, Left

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