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Congestive Heart Failure in Elderly Patients

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 72; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4065/72.5.453

1942-5546

Michele Senni, Margaret M. Redfield,

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

More than 10% of very elderly patients have CHF. The elderly population is at increased risk for diastolic heart failure, which may be difficult to diagnose and treat. Appropriate therapy for systolic heart failure is clear-cut but may be difficult to implement because of the presence of concomitant disease, the cost-intensive nature of monitoring and adjustment of therapy, and the difficulty of decisions regarding the use of expensive diagnostic and therapeutic technology in elderly patients. Continued clinical and basic research is needed for better determination of the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to elderly patients with CHF.