The study, published Sept. 26 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, estimated that 8.5 million Americans will have heart failure by 2030.
Here are five other report findings:
- Approximately 33% of the adult population is at risk for heart failure.
- Incidence of heart failure is higher among Black adults than other racial groups.
- Heart failure mortality has risen since 2012, and hospitalizations have increased across all age groups and sex.
- The greatest increase in heart failure-related mortality rates has been in people 35 to 64 years old.
- The highest death rates for heart failure have been reported in the Midwest, Southeast and Southern states.
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