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This Month's CME Article in Clinical Geriatrics

The Role and Utility of BNP in Older Patients with Heart Failure
Bibban Bant K. Deol, MD, Peter V. Vaitkevicius, MD, and Lavoisier J. Cardozo, MD

Despite advances in management and therapies, heart failure (HF) remains a major health and economic concern in the United States and around the world. Currently, there are approximately 5.3 million people with HF, with approximately 550,000 new cases diagnosed annually. There has been a significant increase of nearly 171% in the number of patients discharged from hospitals with the diagnosis of HF. Additionally, for 2008, the direct and indirect costs of HF in the United States is estimated to be $34.8 billion.

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Date - May 1, 2008
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