New horizons in management of heart failure in older patients

Abstract Heart failure has a high prevalence in older populations, is a common and growing cause for hospital admission and carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Important co-morbidities in older patients with heart failure include atrial fibrillation, renal impairment, hypertension and an...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2020-01, Vol.49 (1), p.16-19
Main Authors: Stefil, Maria, Manzano, Luis, Montero-PéRez-Barquero, Manuel, Coats, Andrew J S, Flather, Marcus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Atrial fibrillation
Congestive heart failure
Disease management
Dosage
Epidemics
Fibrillation
Health care
Heart failure
High risk
Hospitalization
Hypertension
Morbidity
Patients
Quality of life
Renal failure
Treatment needs
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Summary:Abstract Heart failure has a high prevalence in older populations, is a common and growing cause for hospital admission and carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Important co-morbidities in older patients with heart failure include atrial fibrillation, renal impairment, hypertension and anaemia. Diagnosing and managing heart failure in older patients are complicated due to atypical presentations, co-morbidities and a relative lack of evidence for commonly used treatments in younger patients. The growing epidemic of heart failure is also under-recognised and resourced in most health systems. Despite potential differences, we recommend that the basic approach to manage heart failure patients with an ejection fraction (EF) of
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afz122