老年人心力衰竭。
Heart failure in the elderly.
机构信息
Division of Cardiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
出版信息
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2013 Mar;28(2):234-41. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32835dd0e9.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
Heart failure is very common in the elderly and there are numerous challenges in diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment.
RECENT FINDINGS
Recent studies have provided useful tools to help with the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure in the elderly. Recent studies also show that standard heart failure therapies are also beneficial in the elderly.
SUMMARY
Although treatment of heart failure in the elderly poses some management challenges, an effort to improve the use of evidence-based therapies will improve outcomes.
目的综述
心力衰竭在老年人中很常见，在诊断、预后和治疗方面存在诸多挑战。
最新发现
最近的研究为帮助诊断和治疗老年人心力衰竭提供了有用的工具。最近的研究还表明，标准的心力衰竭治疗方法对老年人也有益。
总结
尽管老年人心力衰竭的治疗存在一些管理上的挑战，但努力提高循证治疗的应用将改善预后。
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