This is the number of new patients who should be receiving help and treatment for heart failure, since SHAPE website was launched on 1st October 2004.
The earlier people are diagnosed and treated, the better and longer their lives will be.Heart failure. Heart failure in Europe. What causes Heart Failure?
The results of the SHAPE survey revealinadequate awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart
failure in Europe that is causing thousands of
preventable deaths every year.
A comparison of responses from Italy, France, Germany and the UK is shown in the graphs below. See section on Country
Comparisons for results from all countries.
