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- Heart failure is a growing health problem, estimated to affect approximately half a million Australians, each year.1
- The condition costs the Australian healthcare system $3.1 billion each year.2
- Less than half of Australians (37%) are aware of the link between heart failure and kidney disease.3
- Kidney disease affects approximately 2.7 million people nationwide.4
- One in two Australians (50%) are unaware that heart failure can be detected with a simple blood test called NT-proBNP.3
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