There are 5.7 million heart failure (HF) patients in the United States, 10 million in Europe and 20 million in Asia. In the US, 670,000 new patients are diagnosed with HF, with 12-15 million office visits and 6.5 million hospital days each year. In the United States, the total inpatient and outpatient costs for HF in 2005 were approximately $37.2 billion with an additional $3 billion spent annually on
HF treatment drugs...
Learn about how EECP can treat heart failure, billing for EECP and its cost-effectiveness
Read the entire article written By Dr. John CK Hui; New York State University At Stony Brook
in the attached file or by visiting
http://www.vasomedical.com/newsletter/Vol2_Issue2.pdf
Tags: agina, cost, counterpulsation, eecp, external, failure, healthcare, heart, statistics
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