Table II.

Estimated Direct and Indirect Costs (In US$ Billions) of CHD, Stroke, Hypertension, and HF in the United States in 2003 ²

Direct Costs	CHD	Stroke	Hypertension	HF	Total CVD*
Inpatient	43.4	24.7	8.7	16.0	130.1
Professional services	9.2	2.5	9.2	1.7	31.8
Drugs/medical durables	7.2	0.9	17.8	2.3	36.6
Home health care	1.4	2.9	1.5	2.2	10.8
Total direct costs	61.2	31.0	37.2	22.2	209.3
Indirect Costs of Lost Productivity
Related to morbidity	8.8	5.9	7.0	N/A	32.4
Related to mortality	59.9	14.3	6.1	2.1	110.1
Total indirect costs	68.7	20.2	13.1	2.1	142.5
Total costs	129.9	51.2	50.3	24.3	351.8
CHD=coronary heart disease; HF=heart failure; CVD=cardiovascular disease; N/A=not available; *totals do not add up due to rounding and overlap