title: Economic impact of heart failure in the United States: time for a different approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bristow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology