Abstract
This study aimed to estimate the number and average cost of hospitalizations from cardiovascular diseases in Brazil. Descriptive, retrospective study with a quantitative approach, on the number and hospitalization cost from cardiovascular diseases (acute myocardial infarction, hypertension and heart failure) in Brazil. The research was conducted by using secondary data, available online at the Department of Health System Information, from 2008 to September 2015. Cardiovascular diseases were responsible for significant numbers of hospitalizations especially for heart failure representing higher admissions. As for costs, there was stability in the amount paid for the cases of hospitalizations by hypertension and increasing costs in Heart Failure and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovascular diseases continue to relate to the large increase in hospitalization rates from the analysis of the expenses of the Unified Health System with the Public Health.
Highlights
Increased life expectancy and the consequent population aging are world-wide phenomena that today have contributed significantly to a higher occurrence of chronic diseases [1]
The following dependent variables were considered: admissions by type of disease [acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) and systemic arterial hypertension (SAH)] and the average cost of hospitalizations authorized by type of disease (AIM, HF, SAH)
This study revealed that hospitalizations for CVDs are quite significant within the panorama of Brazilian public health, especially for HF reflecting high rates of hospitalization, despite the slight decrease observed in the research results
Summary
Increased life expectancy and the consequent population aging are world-wide phenomena that today have contributed significantly to a higher occurrence of chronic diseases [1] In this context, the national and international public authorities needed to elaborate an agenda of priorities due to the socioeconomic impact reflected in mortality statistics [2]. In this scenario, the report by the World Health Organization in 2012 is highlighted, dealing with mortality from CVDs. In this document, there is a comparison of 2008 data with 17 million deaths related to cardiovascular events, and in 2030, there was an increase in 25 million deaths [3]. What once was characterized as an elderly disease, nowadays, young adults are being targeted by these heart disease [5], for the acquisition of habits and behavior patterns that corroborate the existence of risk factors associated with CVDs in modern life [6]
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