Silverbook.org: The Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Facts

The estimated direct and indirect cost of high blood pressure for 2010 is $76.6 billion.

-- American Heart Association. "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update". Circulation. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:58:31 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1927 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1927

The estimated direct and indirect cost of stroke for 2010 is $73.7 billion.

-- American Heart Association. "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update". Circulation. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:55:47 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1925 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1925

The estimated direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular disease for 2010 is $503.2 billion in the US.

-- American Heart Association. "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update". Circulation. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:48:13 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1920 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1920 In 2006, $3.9 billion ($7449 per person) was paid to Medicare beneficiaries discharged from short-stay hospitals for stroke. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "Health Care Financing Review: Medicare & Medicaid Statistical Supplement". 2006. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:26:21 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1706 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1706 In 2006, $11.7 billion was paid to Medicare beneficiaries for in-hospital costs when cardiovascular disease was the principal diagnosis. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "Health Care Financing Review: Medicare & Medicaid Statistical Supplement". 2006. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:22:07 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1705 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1705 In 2006, $32.7 billion in program payments were made to Medicare beneficiaries discharged from short-stay hospitals with a principal diagnosis of cardiovascular disease--and average of $10,201 per discharge. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "Health Care Financing Review: Medicare & Medicaid Statistical Supplement". 2006. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:49:37 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1704 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1704 In 2009, the estimated direct and indirect cost of stroke is $68.9 billion. -- Lloyd-Jones, Donald, Robert Adams, Mercedes Carnethon, Giovanni De Simone, T. Bruce Ferguson, Katherine Flegal, Earl Ford, Karen Furie, Alan Go, Kurt Greenlund, Nancy Haase, Susan Hailpern, Michael Ho, Virginia Howard, Brett Kissela, et al. . "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2009 Update: A report from the American Heart Association statistics committee and stroke statistics subcommittee". Circulation. Vol. 119, pp. e21-181. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:10:50 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1699 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1699 In 2009, the estimated direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular disease is $165.4 billion. -- Lloyd-Jones, Donald, Robert Adams, Mercedes Carnethon, Giovanni De Simone, T. Bruce Ferguson, Katherine Flegal, Earl Ford, Karen Furie, Alan Go, Kurt Greenlund, Nancy Haase, Susan Hailpern, Michael Ho, Virginia Howard, Brett Kissela, et al. . "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2009 Update: A report from the American Heart Association statistics committee and stroke statistics subcommittee". Circulation. Vol. 119, pp. e21-181. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:04:27 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1697 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1697 In the U.S., the estimated direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular disease for 2009 is $475.3 billion. -- Lloyd-Jones, Donald, Robert Adams, Mercedes Carnethon, Giovanni De Simone, T. Bruce Ferguson, Katherine Flegal, Earl Ford, Karen Furie, Alan Go, Kurt Greenlund, Nancy Haase, Susan Hailpern, Michael Ho, Virginia Howard, Brett Kissela, et al. . "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2009 Update: A report from the American Heart Association statistics committee and stroke statistics subcommittee". Circulation. Vol. 119, pp. e21-181. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:05:38 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1683 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1683