RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The heart failure pandemic: Changing patterns, costs, and treatment strategies
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 351
OP 358
VO 65
IS 7
A2 Young, James B.
A1 Starling, Randall C.
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/7/351.abstract
AB Heart failure is the most important public health problem in cardiovascular medicine, and is increasing in both prevalence and expense. Programs that use an interdisciplinary team to improve outpatient treatment and prevent hospitalizations will help improve care and control costs. But the most important long-term strategy for dealing with the heart failure pandemic is more aggressive primary and secondary prevention.