Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of heart failure in children, and there are currently no effective treatments. Could emerging therapies that successfully target the root cause of the condition in adults also work well in children? That was the question Dr....
By the Numbers
0 – Cures for heart failure
1st – Most rapidly rising cardiovascular disease in Canada
2.1 – Average survival rate, in years
10 – Average length of stay in hospital, in days
25 – Percent, the projected growth of heart failure prevalence in the next 20 years.
26 – Days of hospital resources by average patient in 1st year of treatment
60,000 – Canadians diagnosed each year
1 million – Canadians have heart failure
1.4 million – Hospital stays each year
$3 billion – Its toll on the Canadian health-care system