Heart Failure Facts

Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs. Heart failure is a serious condition, but it does not mean that the heart has stopped beating.

Around 5.8 million people in the United States have heart failure. About 670,000 people are diagnosed with it each year.¹

About one in five people who have heart failure die within one year from diagnosis.¹

Heart failure was a contributing cause of 282,754 deaths in 2006.¹

In 2010, heart failure will cost the United States $39.2 billion.¹ This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.

The most common causes of heart failure are coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Early diagnosis and treatment can improve quality of life and life expectancy for people who have heart failure. Treatment usually involves taking medicines, reducing salt in the diet, and getting daily physical activity. People with heart failure also track their daily symptoms and discuss them with their doctors.

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