Average Annual Growth in Total Inflation-adjusted Costs for the Most Expensive Circulatory Conditions,* 1997-2006
| CIRCULATORY SYSTEM CONDITIONS |
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH |
| 1997-2003 |
2003-2006 |
| Coronary atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease) |
2.9% |
0.7% |
| Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke) |
3.6% |
0.6% |
| Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
5.3% |
-1.4% |
| Congestive heart failure |
8.5% |
1.5% |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias (irregular heart beat) |
11.0% |
1.3% |
| Non-specific chest pain |
14.4% |
1.6% |
| *Based on CCS principal diagnosis. |