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Heart failure

How common is heart failure?

If you heart failure, you're not alone. Every year, about 550,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure in the United States.

About 5 million Americans have heart failure.

Source:
American Heart Association.
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update.
Available at http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200026 (accessed on 11 January 2008).

¹ It's slightly more common in men.

Source:
American Heart Association.
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update.
Available at http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200026 (accessed on 11 January 2008).

Sources for the information on this page:

American Heart Association.Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update.Available at http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200026 (accessed on 11 January 2008).

This information was last updated on Jul 25, 2008

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