Pulmonary Heart Disease Admissions Rose
Posted on: Tuesday, 25 December 2007, 15:00 CST
U.S. hospital admissions for chronic pulmonary heart disease rose from 301,400 to 456,500 stays from 1997 and 2005 -- a more than 50 percent increase.
A report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality also found the death rate from chronic pulmonary heart disease in 2005 was 4.4 percent -- two times higher than the overall death rate for all hospital patients of 2.2 percent. Hospitalizations for pulmonary heart disease cost $5.6 billion in 2005, the report said.
The report also said women accounted for six out of every 10 hospital stays of patients with pulmonary heart disease.
A stay for a patient with chronic pulmonary heart disease averaged $12,400 compared to $8,100 -- the overall average cost of a hospital stay.
Pulmonary heart disease can cause shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, dizzy spells and fainting. Most patients have an underlying heart or lung disorder.
Source: United Press International
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