Epidemiology and aetiology of heart failure

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is the most rapidly growing cardiovascular condition globally HF with preserved ejection fraction accounts for an increasing portion of HF in the developed world, and therapies to improve health outcomes are needed Improvement in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and the treatment of ischaemic heart disease have reduced the age-adjusted prevalence of HF in the developed world Advances in HF treatment and prevention have resulted in a decline in mortality in developed nations