A recent Heart Failure Society of America report found about 1 in 4 adults will develop heart failure in their lifetime.
The study, published Sept. 26 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, estimated that 8.5 million Americans will have heart failure by 2030.
Here are five other report findings:
- Approximately 33% of the adult population is at risk for heart failure.
- Incidence of heart failure is higher among Black adults than other racial groups.
- Heart failure mortality has risen since 2012, and hospitalizations have increased across all age groups and sex.
- The greatest increase in heart failure-related mortality rates has been in people 35 to 64 years old.
- The highest death rates for heart failure have been reported in the Midwest, Southeast and Southern states.