Heart failure epidemiology 2000–2013: insights from the German Federal Health Monitoring System

Considerable differences in the long‐term trends of heart failure (HF) exist between different countries. To extend the existing knowledge on HF epidemiology in Germany, we analysed trends of HF‐related hospitalizations, hospital days and in‐hospital deaths during a 14‐year period (2000–2013).

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