Knowledge gaps in cardiovascular care of the older adult population

Circulation

Volumn 133, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 2103-2122

  Rich, Michael W ^a   Chyun, Deborah A ^a   Skolnick, Adam H ^a   Alexander, Karen P ^a   Forman, Daniel E ^a   Kitzman, Dalane W ^a   Maurer, Mathew S ^a   Mcclurken, James B ^a   Resnick, Barbara M ^a   Shen, Win K ^a   Tirschwell, David L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; elderly; heart failure; heart rhythm disorders; non cardiac surgery; stroke; valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; UNITED STATES; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963677745     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000380     Document Type: Article

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