TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of left-ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure in the Echocardiographic Heart of England Screen Study: a population based study
AU - Davies, Michael
AU - Hobbs, Frederick
AU - Davis, Russell
AU - Kenkre, Joyce
AU - Roalfe, Andrea
AU - Iles, Rachel
AU - Wosornu Abban, Dzifa
AU - Lancashire, Robert
PY - 2001/8/11
Y1 - 2001/8/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: Accurate data for prevalence rates for heart failure due to various causes, and for left-ventricular systolic dysfunction in all adults are unavailable. Our aim was to assess prevalence of left-ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure in a large representative adult population in England. METHODS: Of 6286 randomly selected patients aged 45 years and older, 3960 (63%) participated in the study. They came from 16 randomly selected general practices. We assessed patients by history and examination, electrocardiography, and echocardiography. Prevalence of left-ventricular systolic dysfunction (defined as ejection fraction
AB - BACKGROUND: Accurate data for prevalence rates for heart failure due to various causes, and for left-ventricular systolic dysfunction in all adults are unavailable. Our aim was to assess prevalence of left-ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure in a large representative adult population in England. METHODS: Of 6286 randomly selected patients aged 45 years and older, 3960 (63%) participated in the study. They came from 16 randomly selected general practices. We assessed patients by history and examination, electrocardiography, and echocardiography. Prevalence of left-ventricular systolic dysfunction (defined as ejection fraction
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05620-3
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05620-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 11513906
SN - 1474-547X
VL - 358
SP - 439
EP - 444
JO - Lancet
JF - Lancet
IS - 9280
ER -