Background: Heart failure is a costly health condition and a major public health concern. We
sought to examine the costs of hospital admissions for heart failure between fiscal years …

Background Heart failure is a major and growing medical and economic problem worldwide
as 1–2% of the healthcare budget are spent for heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure …

The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review of the costing methodological
approaches adopted by published cost-of-illness (COI) studies. A systematic review was …

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the costs associated with the
hospitalization and the cumulative 30-, 60-, and 90-day readmission rates in a cohort of …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 6 million Americans, with
prevalence projected to increase by 46% and direct medical costs to reach 53billionby2030.Hospitalizationsarethelargestcomponentofd …

Background Evidence on the economic impact of heart failure (HF) is vital in order to predict
the cost-effectiveness of novel interventions. We estimate the health system costs of HF …

Background Identifying heart failure patients most likely to suffer poor outcomes is an
essential part of delivering interventions to those most likely to benefit. We sought a …

Background Population-based national data on the trends in expenditures related to heart
failure (HF) are scarce. Assessing the time trends in health care expenditures for HF in the …

Background—Heart failure (HF) care constitutes an increasing economic burden on the
health care system, and has become a key focus in the health care debate. However, there …

Background: With aging of the population, the economic burden associated with heart failure
(HF) is expected to increase. However, little is known about the hospitalization costs …