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ISRN Cardiology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 982417, 15 pages
doi:10.5402/2012/982417
Primary Prevention of Heart Failure
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Received 25 June 2012; Accepted 25 July 2012
Academic Editors: C. Hassager and G. Moe
Copyright © 2012 Javed Butler. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Most heart failure research and quality improvement efforts are targeted at treatment and secondary prevention of patients with manifest heart failure. This is distinct from coronary disease where primary prevention has been a focus for over three decades. Given the current importance and the projected worsening of heart failure epidemiology, a more focused effort on prevention is urgently needed.