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Heart Disease (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Morbidity Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 23.0 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 11.2 (2002) Source: Summary Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002 Health care use Ambulatory care Number of office-based physician visits: 20.8 million (2002) Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary Number of hospital outpatient department visits: 1,075,000 (2002)Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges: 4.4 million (2002) Average length of stay: 4.6 days (2002) Source: 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey Home health care Number of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 147,600 (2000) Percent of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 10.9 (2000) Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey Hospice care Number of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 13,500 (2000) Percent of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 12.8 (2000) Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey Nursing home care Number of residents with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 165,100 (1999) Percent of residents with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 10.1 (1999) Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary Mortality Number of deaths: 696,947 (2002) Deaths per 100,000 population: 241.7 (2002) Cause of death rank: 1 (2002) Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2002 Percent of hospital inpatient deaths from heart disease: 21.0 (2000) Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2000 Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data More data Frequencies and percents of adults with diagnosed heart disease by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 1, 2 Rates of discharges and days of care in short-stay hospitals by sex and age: 1990-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 92 Discharges and average length of stay in short-stay hospitals by sex and age: 1990-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 93 Death rates for heart disease by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1950-2000 Health, United States, 2003, table 36 Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Hospital Discharge Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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