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Heart Disease
Importance and Measures
| Mortality |
| Number of deaths (2003).................................................................................................... |
684,4622 |
| Cause of death rank (2003)................................................................................................. |
1st2 |
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| Prevalence |
| Number of cases of coronary heart disease each year.......................................................... |
13,000,0009 |
| Number of cases of congestive heart failure each year.......................................................... |
4,900,0009 |
| Number of cases of high blood pressure each year............................................................... |
65,000,0009 |
| Number of heart attacks each year...................................................................................... |
7,100,0009 |
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| Incidence |
| Number of new cases of congestive heart failure each year................................................... |
550,0009 |
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| Cost |
| Total cost of cardiovascular disease (2005 est.).................................................................. |
$393.4 billion3 |
| Total cost of congestive heart failure (2005 est.).................................................................. |
$27.9 billion9 |
| Direct medical costs of cardiovascular disease (2005 est.)................................................... |
$241.8 billion3 |
Measures
The NHQR tracks several quality measures for preventing and treating heart disease, including the following four core report measures:
- Counseling smokers to quit smoking
- Receipt of recommended care for acute heart failure
- Receipt of recommended care for heart attack (acute myocardial infarction, or AMI)
- Inpatient mortality following heart attack
In addition, a supplemental measure focusing on appropriate disease management is also presented:
- Blood pressure monitoring and control
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