Heart Failure Hospitalization Rates Rise Among Nation's Seniors
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 20:49
in Health & Medicine
The number of patients over age 65 hospitalized for heart failure increased by 131 percent between 1980 and 2006. Women had a much higher annual increase than men. Among the three major forms of cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease and stroke being the other two), only heart failure has shown a significant increase in hospitalization rates.
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