心臟衰竭的可怕
心臟衰竭的嚴重後果
嚴重影響日常生活及
工作
受徵狀影響而
需經常入院 /
住院時間長
心律不正
(例如:心房顫動
或心室心搏過速)
若果情況嚴重可
引致猝死
心臟衰竭的驚人數字
本港每年因心臟衰竭而住院的人次高達20,0001
約一半心臟衰竭患者會於確診後五年內死亡2
全球超過六千萬人患心臟衰竭3
已發展國家平均1% - 2%成年人患心臟衰竭3
在歐洲及北美洲,1% - 2%患者入院的主因是心臟衰竭4
美國多達620萬人患心臟衰竭,到2030年,患心臟衰竭人數預測上升至800萬人5
瑞典研究指心臟衰竭問題年輕化,18 - 34歲及35 - 44歲的患病率在20年間分別上升了50%和43%6

參考資料:
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