https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000950The...

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000950

• The prevalence of HF continues to rise over time, with aging of the population. An estimated 6 million American adults ≥20 years of age had HF according to 2015 to 2018 data. Prevalence is higher in women than men ≥80 years of age; overall prevalence is especially high in both Black females and Black males. Of incident hospitalized HF events, approximately half are characterized by reduced ejection fraction and the other half by preserved ejection fraction.
• The average annual direct and indirect cost of CVD in the United States was an estimated $363.4 billion in 2016 to 2017.The estimated direct costs of CVD increased from $103.5 billion in 1996 to 1997 to $216.0 billion in 2016 to 2017.By event type, hospital inpatient stays accounted for the highest direct cost ($96.2 billion) in 2016 to 2017.