TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 1. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure A2 - Sutton, S. Scott PY - 2011 T2 - McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide AB - Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is the leading cause of hospital admission in patients age 65 and older.1 It is estimated that Americans are hospitalized for approximately 6.5 million patient-days per year due to this condition.2 In 2009, the projected sum of direct and indirect costs from heart failure (HF) admissions is $36.2 billion with the majority of cost associated with hospitalization care.3 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7250001 ER -