Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 12-6.

Tables

27 Hospitalizations for congestive heart failure per 1,000 population (age 45 and over), United States, 2001, by

• Race

Data Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.

Denominator

U.S. civilian population.

Numerator

Number of discharges with a principal diagnosis of congestive heart failure (ICD-9-CM code 428.0).