Practical approach on frail older patients attended for acute heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 222, Issue , 2016, Pages 62-71

  Martín Sánchez, Francisco J ^a,h   Christ, Michael ^b   Miró, Òscar ^c,u   Peacock, W Frank ^d   McMurray, John J ^e   Bueno, Héctor ^f,g,h   Maisel, Alan S ⁱ   Cullen, Louise ^j,k,l   Cowie, Martin R ^m   Di Somma, Salvatore ⁿ   Platz, Elke ^o   Masip, Josep ^p,v   Zeymer, Uwe ^q   Vrints, Christiaan ^r   Price, Susanna ^s   Mueller, Christian ^t  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

ⁱ Veteran Affairs ^*  (United States)

^j ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^k QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^m IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^o BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^q KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^s ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^t UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^u INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^v Hospital CIMA Sanitas   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Acute heart failure; Frailty; Older

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84978898091     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.151     Document Type: Review

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