Prognosis of Heart failure
Life Expectancy and Survival Rates
5-year survival rate for Heart failure: About two-thirds of all
patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI)
Deaths and Mortality Rates
Deaths from Heart failure: 54,913 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 39,000 deaths a year (NHLBI)
Estimated mortality rate for Heart failure from prevalence and deaths statistics:
- Deaths: 54,913 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data:
54,913 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 39,000 deaths a year (NHLBI))
- Incidence: 4,800,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data:
4.8 million (NHLBI); 2 to 3 million Americans (NHLBI)
- 1.1% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
- See also Deaths and Heart failure and Overview of Heart failure.
Estimated mortality rate for Heart failure from incidence and deaths statistics:
- Deaths: 54,913 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data:
54,913 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 39,000 deaths a year (NHLBI))
- Incidence: 549,999 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data:
550,000 new cases (NHLBI); 400,000 new cases annually
- 10.0% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
- See also Deaths and Heart failure and Overview of Heart failure.
Complications:
Complications of Heart failure may include:
Complications of Heart failure from the Diseases Database include:
Source: Diseases Database
See also complications of Heart failure.
Prognosis of Heart failure Discussion
NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI (Excerpt)
How serious the condition is depends on how much pumping capacity the heart
has lost. Nearly everyone loses some pumping capacity as he or she ages. But the
loss is significantly more in heart failure and often results from a heart
attack or other disease that damages the heart.
The severity of the condition determines the impact it has on a person's
life. At one end of the spectrum, the mild form of heart failure may have little
effect on a person's life; at the other end, severe heart failure can interfere
with even simple activities and prove fatal. Between those extremes, treatment
often helps people lead full lives.
But all forms of heart failure, even the mildest, are a serious health
problem, which must be treated. To improve their chance of living longer,
patients must take care of themselves, see their physician regularly, and
closely follow treatments.
(Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI)
NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI (Excerpt)
Heart failure is
one of the most serious symptoms of heart disease. About two-thirds of all
patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. However, some live beyond 5 years,
even into old age. The outlook for an individual patient depends on the
patient's age, severity of heart failure, overall health, and a number of other
factors.
As heart failure progresses, the effects can become quite severe, and
patients often lose the ability to perform even modest physical activity.
Eventually, the heart's reduced pumping capacity may interfere with routine
functions, and patients may become unable to care for themselves. The loss in
functional ability can occur quickly if the heart is further weakened by heart
attacks or the worsening of other conditions that affect heart failure, such as
diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Heart failure patients also have an increased risk of sudden
death , or cardiac arrest, caused by an irregular heartbeat. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI)
Death Statistics for Heart failure
The following are statistics from various sources
about deaths related to Heart failure:
- 12.9 deaths per 100,000 women are due to heart failure in Australia 2001 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Mortality Database, 2003)
- 14.1 deaths per 100,000 men are due to heart failure in Australia 2001 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Mortality Database, 2003)
- 3,200 deaths from heart failure in Canada 2001 (Statistics Canada)
- 1,900 deaths from heart failure in women Canada 2001 (Statistics Canada)
- 1,300 deaths from heart failure in men in Canada 2001 (Statistics Canada)
- more death statistics...»
Heart failure: Research More
About prognosis:
The 'prognosis' of Heart failure usually refers to the likely outcome
of Heart failure.
The prognosis of Heart failure
may include the duration of Heart failure, chances of complications of Heart failure,
probable outcomes,
prospects for recovery, recovery period for Heart failure, survival rates,
death rates,
and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Heart failure.
Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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