Silver Book Fact
Hypertension and heart failure are the 2 most common cardiovascular reasons for physician visits in older adults. Heart failure is a major cause of chronic disability, inability to exercise, decreased quality of life, dependence, institutionalization, and death among older U.S. adults.
The Economic Burden of Heart Failure. Clinical Cardiology Web site. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10754775&dopt=medline. Published 2000