The current and future burden of heart failure in Portugal.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome with significant social and economic burden. We aimed to estimate the burden of HF in mainland Portugal over a 22-year time horizon, between 2014 and 2036.

Methods and results

Heart failure burden was measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), resulting from the sum of years of life lost (YLL) due to premature death and years lost due to disability (YLD). YLL were estimated based on the Portuguese mortality rates reported by the European Detailed Mortality Database. For YLD, disease duration and the overall incidence were estimated using an epidemiological model developed by the World Health Organization (DISMOD II). Disability weights were retrieved from published literature. The impact of ageing was estimated with a s

SUBMITTER: Gouveia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437427 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature