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Congestive Heart Failure Incidence
Facts about congestive heart failure:
  • More than 5 million people in the US have congestive heart failure.
  • Nearly a half a million people develop congestive heart failure in the US each year.
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Last Updated: Mar 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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