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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Heart Fail. 2013 Apr 24;6(3):606–619. doi: 10.1161/HHF.0b013e318291329a

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The projected increase in direct and indirect costs attributable to HF from 2012 to 2030 is displayed. Direct costs (cost of medical care) are expected to increase at a faster rate than indirect costs because of lost productivity and early mortality. HF indicates heart failure.