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* Prevalence of heart failure *
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Different studies on the prevalence of heart failure in the community give similar estimates of prevalence.

 

A recent General Practice Study collected patient data for all men and women aged over 45 years registered at GP practices from 26 general practices across Kent, Surrey and Sussex which shows that prevalence of heart failure increases with age.

 

The Heart of England study screened patients in the West Midlands using a combination of echocardiography and clinical examination, and European Society of Cardiology criteria for the diagnosis of heart failure were applied. Over 2% of patients (3% of men and 1.7% of women) screened had definite heart failure. Probable heart failure was seen in around a further 1% of patients, which suggests that more than 3% of people aged 45 and over in the UK have definite or probable heart failure.

 

From these prevalence rates we estimate that there are about 393,000 men aged 45 and over living in the UK with definite heart failure, and 314,000 women, giving a total of around 707,000.

 

Prevalence of heart failure increases steeply with age, so that while around 1% of men and women aged under 65 have heart failure, this increases to between 6 and 7% of those aged 75 to 84 and between 12 and 22% of those aged 85 and over.
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* Prevalence of heart failure, adults, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
Sources: Majeed A et al (2005) Public health; OPCS and DOH (1995), Fourth National Study 1991-1992 (1995); Mair FS et al (1996) British Journal of General Practice; McDonagh TA et al (1997) The Lancet; Davies MK et al (2001) British Journal of General Practice.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of heart failure, adults, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
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* Prevalence of definite heart failure by sex and age, 1995/99, West Midlands, England (Table)
Source: Davies MK et al (2001) The Lancet.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of definite heart failure by sex and age, 1995/99, West Midlands, England (Table)
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* Prevalence of treated heart failure by sex, age and deprivation category, 1998, England and Wales (Table)
Source: Ellis C et al (2001) Health Statistics Quarterly.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of treated heart failure by sex, age and deprivation category, 1998, England and Wales (Table)
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* Prevalence of heart failure by age, most deprived and least deprived areas compared, 1998, England and Wales (Figure)
Source: Ellis C et al (2001) Health Statistics Quarterly.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of heart failure by age, most deprived and least deprived areas compared, 1998, England and Wales (Figure)Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation - Prevalence of heart failure by age, most deprived and least deprived areas compared, 1998, England and Wales (Figure)
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