... admissionsUK, 19 9 0 -1 £360m 1. 2 60US, 19 89 $9bn 1. 5 71 France, 19 90 FF 11. 4bn 1. 9 64New Zealand, 19 90 $NZ73m 1. 5 68Sweden, 19 96 Kr2.6m 2.0 75Key referencesx Clarke KW, Gray D, Hampton JR. Evidence of ... diagnosis of heart failure. Eur Heart J 19 95 ;16 :74 1- 5 1. R C Davis is clinical research fellow and F D R Hobbs is professor inthe department of primary care and general practice, University of Birmingham.BMJ ... from 4 ABC of heart failure History and epidemiology R C Davis, F D R Hobbs, G Y H Lip Heart failure is the end stage of all diseases of the heart and is amajor cause of morbidity and mortality....