Journal article
Individualizing the care of older heart failure patients
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The heart failure epidemic is driven mainly by population aging and the improving survival of patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Aging heart failure patients are affected by multiple concurrent comorbidities and geriatric syndromes, the most important of which are frailty and cognitive impairment. The purpose of this review is to provide clinicians with practical advice on how to individualize the care of older heart …
Authors
Heckman GA; McKelvie RS; Rockwood K
Journal
Current Opinion in Cardiology, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 208–216
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2018
DOI
10.1097/hco.0000000000000489
ISSN
0268-4705