Heart failure and the aging population: an increasing burden in the 21st century?

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1999 • 1,355 citations

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2001 • 1,043 citations

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2001 • 936 citations

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2000 • 819 citations

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1999 • 771 citations

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1997 • 639 citations

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2000 • 565 citations

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1993 • 377 citations

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1998 • 368 citations

Trends in hospitalization for heart failure in Scotland 1980-1990

1993 • 353 citations

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1994 • 284 citations

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1999 • 281 citations

Systolic versus diastolic heart failure in community practice: clinical features, outcomes, and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

2000 • 241 citations

Trends in hospitalization for heart failure in Scotland, 1990–1996. An epidemic that has reached its peak?

2001 • 234 citations

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1999 • 177 citations

Trends in case-fatality in 117718 patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction in Scotland

2000 • 126 citations

Temporal Trends in Event Rates After Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction

1999 • 123 citations

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2001 • 114 citations

Is the prevalence of coronary heart disease falling in British men?

2001 • 49 citations

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1999 • 42 citations

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2000 • 24 citations

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1997 • 15 citations