Heart failure is a serious condition. There is no cure for heart failure at this time. Once diagnosed, medicines are needed for the rest of a person’s life.

Around 5 million people in the United States have heart failure. About 550 thousand new cases are diagnosed each year. More than 287 thousand people in the United States die each year with heart failure.

Heart failure is the most common reason for hospitalization among people on Medicare.
Hospitalizations for heart failure are higher in black than in white people on Medicare.
Hospitalizations for heart failure have increased substantially. Rising from 402,000 in 1979 to 1,101,000 in 2004.

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