Heart failure in the elderly: A geriatric syndrome. Picture of the modern situation

Heart failure in the elderly: A geriatric syndrome. Picture of the modern situation

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, characteri...

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Main Authors: Valentina Fagotto, Alessandro Cavarape, Alessandro Boccanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-04-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Subjects:
Heart failure
geriatrics
aetiology of heart failure
elderly
Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1031

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