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Heart failure is a syndrome characterized by dyspnoea, fatigue and fluid retention. The diagnosis of heart failure remains clinical: there is currently no single diagnostic investigation that can be considered as a ‘gold standard’. The syndrome generally affects middle-aged and elderly men and women, and causes substantial morbidity and reduces life expectancy. Prevalence is around 2% in the general...
There are few large population-based studies of the incidence and outcome of heart failure where the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) has been made by a General Practitioner (GP) in the community.From the General Practice Research Database in the UK, we selected a population of 686,884 people 45 years or older. Incident cases of HF in 1991 were classified definite HF, possible HF, or a first prescription...
To determine the prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart failure.The Rotterdam Study is a prospective population-based cohort study in 7983 participants aged ⩾55. Heart failure was defined according to criteria of the European Society of Cardiology. Prevalence was higher in men and increased with age from 0.9% in subjects aged 55–64 to 17.4% in those aged ⩾85. Incidence rate...
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