AHRQ Stats

Hospital admissions for heart disease are projected to plunge by 60 percent between 2001 and 2012 -- from about 298,000 per quarter, or 1.2 million in 2001, to roughly 120,000 per quarter in 2012, or 480,000 in 2012. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures 2011 to 2012).

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http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/projections/2012-02.pdf