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Aims Heart failure (HF) represents an increasing burden on health-care systems because of the aging population. The aim of this study was to explore its costs of care in Germany from the payer perspective and to identify the main drivers. Subjects and methods As part of a trial, primary care physicians (PCPs) enrolled eligible patients and documented actual clinical and 12-month retrospective ambulatory...