TY - JOUR AU - Lesyuk, Wladimir AU - Kriza, Christine AU - Kolominsky-Rabas, Peter PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05/02 TI - Cost-of-illness studies in heart failure: a systematic review 2004–2016 JO - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders SP - 74 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Heart failure is a major and growing medical and economic problem worldwide as 1–2% of the healthcare budget are spent for heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure has increased over the past decades and it is expected that there will be further raise due to the higher proportion of elderly in the western societies. In this context cost-of-illness studies can significantly contribute to a better understanding of the drivers and problems which lead to the increasing costs in heart failure. SN - 1471-2261 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0815-3 DO - 10.1186/s12872-018-0815-3 ID - Lesyuk2018 ER -