Clinical presentation and outcome by age categories in acute heart failure: results from an international observational cohort

Aims To assess, according to age groups, patients' characteristics according to region of origin, the chronic therapeutic management, prognostic utility of clinical variables, and natriuretic peptides. Methods and results The GREAT registry consisted of patients identified as presenting with ac...

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Published in:European journal of heart failure 2015-11, Vol.17 (11), p.1114-1123
Main Authors: Teixeira, Antonio, Parenica, Jiri, Park, Jin Joo, Ishihara, Shiro, AlHabib, Khalid F., Laribi, Said, Maggioni, Aldo, Miró, Òscar, Sato, Naoki, Kajimoto, Katsuya, Cohen-Solal, Alain, Fairman, Enrique, Lassus, Johan, Mueller, Christian, Peacock, William F., Januzzi Jr, James L., Choi, Dong-Ju, Plaisance, Patrick, Spinar, Jindrich, Mebazaa, Alexandre, Gayat, Etienne
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac risk factors and prevention
Diabetes
Disease Progression
Elderly
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
Heart failure
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Failure - mortality
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Heart Failure - therapy
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Natriuretic Peptides - analysis
Prognosis
Registries
Stroke Volume
Symptom Flare Up
Time Factors
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Summary:Aims To assess, according to age groups, patients' characteristics according to region of origin, the chronic therapeutic management, prognostic utility of clinical variables, and natriuretic peptides. Methods and results The GREAT registry consisted of patients identified as presenting with acute heart failure at the emergency department. Four groups of patients were defined according to age: the young patient group (
ISSN:1388-9842
1879-0844
DOI:10.1002/ejhf.330