Heart failure in the elderly: A geriatric syndrome. Picture of the modern situation
| Autor: | Valentina Fagotto, Alessandro Cavarape, Alessandro Boccanelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 89, Iss 1 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1122-0643 2532-5264 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1031 |
| Popis: | Among the older patients’ cohort, the aetiology of heart failure is peculiar and differs in many ways from the younger one, both in its epidemiology, diagnostic work-up and clinical presentation. Focusing on this population, we could assume that heart failure is a real geriatric syndrome, characterized by several features, which coexist with other comorbidities and require specific and targeted cares. It is therefore necessary to examine the global burden of heart failure and the patient’s history rather than the causal cardiomyopathy - frequently more than one in the elderly - facing with the condition, bearing in mind the quality of life even before its duration. |
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