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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Disease & Stroke > The Human Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
From 1979 to 2005, the number of inpatient discharges from short-stay hospitals with cardiovascular disease as the first-listed diagnosis increased 26% to 6,159,000 discharges. In 2005, cardiovascular disease ranked highest among all disease categories in hospital discharges.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]