Kardiologie up2date 2016; 12(01): 4-8
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-101803
Hotline – Herzinsuffizienz
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Inzidenz der Herzinsuffizienz rückläufig?

Entwicklung in Olmsted County, Minnesota/USA zwischen 2000 und 2010
Markus Haass
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08 March 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Evaluation of the heart failure (HF) incidence in Olmsted County (Minnesota/USA) revealed a decline from 316 per 100,000 in 2000 to 219 per 100,000 in 2010 equating to a relative reduction of 37.5 %. The decline in HF incidence was greater for HFrEF than for HFpEF (– 45 % vs. – 28 %) und smaller in men than in women (-29 % vs. – 43 %). Notebly, it was independent from age. The 1-year mortality rate was 20.2 %. Noncardiovascular causes were the predominent reasons for both mortality and hospitalizations. Neither mortality nor hospitalization rate declined over time. Sound data on the HF incidence are currently not available for Germany. However, the total number of HF-related hospitalizations increased during the period from 2000 to 2014. This phenomenon is most likely due to an increased prevalence secondary to optimized HF therapy and changes in demography with a higher HF hospitalization rate in elderly patients.