ArticleJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2021
Acute heart failure in elderly patients: a review of invasive and non-invasive management.
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- Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Elderly Patients Receiving Psychotropic Therapy in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Characteristics, management, and predictors of 6-month mortality in very elderly patients admitted for decompensated heart failure.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2025Article
- Deprescribing strategies in older patients with heart failure.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
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- Palliative Care for the Elderly With Heart Diseases in Tertiary Health care: A Concept Analysis.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024Article
- Telemedicine-Delivered Primary Care in Heart Failure: Promises and Pitfalls of Real-World Data.JACC. Advances · 2024Article
- Positron Emission Tomography in Heart Failure: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Application.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
- Factors related to early readmissions after acute heart failure: a nested case-control study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Observational
- Left Ventricle Wall Motion Analysis with Real-Time MRI Feature Tracking in Heart Failure Patients: A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Acute heart failure (AHF) is a major cause of unplanned hospitalisations in the elderly and is associated with high mortality. Its prevalence has grown in the last years due to population aging and longer life expectancy of chronic heart failure patients. Although international societies have provided guidelines for the management of AHF in the general population, scientific evidence for geriatric patients is often lacking, as these are underrepresented in clinical trials. Elderly have a different risk profile with more comorbidities, disability, and frailty, leading to increased morbidity, longer recovery time, higher readmission rates, and higher mortality. Furthermore, therapeutic options are often limited, due to unfeasibility of invasive strategies, mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplantation. Thus, the in-hospital management of AHF should be tailored to each patient's clinical situation, cardiopulmonary condition and geriatric assessment. Palliative care should be considered in some cases, in order to avoid unnecessary diagnostics and/or treatments. After discharge, a strict follow-up through outpatient clinic or telemedicine is can improve quality of life and reduce rehospitalisation rates. The aim of this review is to offer an insight on current literature and provide a clinically oriented, patient-tailored approach regarding assessment, treatment and follow-up of elderly patients admitted for AHF.
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