Economic Burden of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Canada: A Population-based Study
HF places a substantial economic burden on the Canadian health care system, which is likely to increase in the coming decades. Health system planning and policy solutions to identify, and reduce barriers to, HF therapies that are effective in preventing hospitalizations; and improved access to community-based services are needed to mitigate future costs.
Authors
- Anique Ducharme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-9187)
- Padma Kaul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2239-3944)
- Nathaniel M. Hawkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1286-2014)
- Robert S. McKelvie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-0553)
- M. Patrice Lindsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2584-8580)
- Eirlys O. Ellis
- Douglas C. Dover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2634-857X)
- Sean Virani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4481-1609)
- Hena Quereshi
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Heart and Stroke Foundation (CA)
- Montreal Heart Institute (CA)
- Canadian VIGOUR Centre (CA)
- St Joseph's Health Care (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CJC Open
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2024.11.019
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- Novartis
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research