Approximately one in four persons will develop heart failure in their lifetime, according to the 2023 report “HF Stats: Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics: A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America,” now published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.
The new report determined that approximately 6.7 million Americans over 20 years of age have heart failure (HF), and the prevalence is expected to rise to 8.5 million Americans by 2030. Approximately 33% of the U.S. adult population is at-risk for HF (Stage A HF) and 24% to 34% of the population have pre-HF (Stage B HF). The risk of developing HF in individuals with obesity and hypertension has increased, and the incidence and prevalence of HF is higher among Black individuals compared with other racial and ethnic groups.
Furthermore, the report noted a greater relative annual increase in HF-related mortality rates for younger adults (35-64 years) compared with older adults (65-84 years), and the highest HF death rates have been reported in the Midwest, Southeast, and Southern states – with rural areas demonstrating higher HF mortality rates for both younger and older age groups compared with urban areas.
“As providers, we are all doing our best to take care of our patients living with heart failure, but it’s clear that more work needs to be done on early prevention, recognition, and treatment of our patients to reduce mortality and rehospitalizations,” said Dr, Biykem Bozkurt of the Baylor College of Medicine and chairman of the Data in HF Committee for the Heart Failure Society of America.
