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ArticleClinical interventions in aging2010

Poor tolerance of beta-blockers by elderly patients with heart failure.

Satoshi Yanagisawa, Noriyuki Suzuki, Toshikazu Tanaka

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Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Satoshi YanagisawaDepartment of Cardiology, Okazaki City Hospital, Aichi, Japan. pinponstar@yahoo.co.jp
Noriyuki Suzuki
Toshikazu Tanaka
Okazaki City Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the well-understood importance of beta-blocker therapy in heart failure, it is sometimes not possible to use beta-blockers in elderly patients due to poor tolerance. In this report, we describe the case of an 83-year-old patient with severe systolic heart failure complicated by aortic valve stenosis and atrial fibrillation. A simple therapeutic approach involving discontinuation of beta-blockers remarkably alleviated the symptoms such as left ventricular ejection fraction, and improved the chest radiography and laboratory findings; further, atrial fibrillation converted to sinus rhythm. It is important to carefully administer beta-blocker therapy to elderly patients with heart failure, especially after considering cardiac output.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAged, 80 and overAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAortic Valve StenosisAspirinAtrial FibrillationBisoprololBradycardiaDiureticsFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsQuality of LifeRadiographyAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAspirinBisoprololDiureticsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsbeta-blockerselderlyheart failureoctogenarians

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PMID21152238
PMCPMC2998243
OpenAlexW2010314416

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