ABSTRACT
Heart failure represents a major and escalating
public health problem. Despite some
difficulties in reconciling information from
the many types (and locations) of reported
studies examining the burden and
consequences of heart failure, the
epidemiology, aetiology and prognosis of
heart failure can be summarized as follows:
• The overall prevalence of clinically
identified heart failure is estimated to be
3-20 cases/1000 population, but rises to
>100 cases/1000 population in those aged
65 years.
