Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 12-6.

Table

44 Hospitalizations for congestive heart failure per 1,000 population, United States, 2002, by

• Race

Data Source

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

Denominator

U.S. civilian population.

Numerator

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