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How many deaths are caused by heart failure each year?
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Heart failure: About 5.1 million people in the United States have heart failure.1 One in 9 deaths in 2009 included heart failure as contributing cause.1 About half of people who develop heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis.1
Answered 5/20/2015
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