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12502911

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
Heart failure is a disorder that disproportionately affects the elderly, and over 50% of heart failure hospitalizations in the United States occur in persons over 75 years of age. Moreover, despite recent advances in heart failure therapy, optimal treatment of elderly patients remains undefined. In addition, heart failure management in older persons is often complicated by the presence of multiple comorbid conditions, polypharmacy, psychosocial and behavioral concerns, dietary issues, and economic considerations. As a result, management of heart failure in the elderly requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach, and a series of recent studies have documented the efficacy of heart failure disease management programs in reducing readmissions, enhancing medication and dietary compliance, and lowering cost of care. Ongoing studies will provide insights into the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing heart failure disease management programs on a population-wide basis, and on the effects of such programs on long-term clinical outcomes and costs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1076-7460
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 CVRR, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-24; quiz 25-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Heart failure in the elderly: strategies to optimize outpatient control and reduce hospitalizations.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. mrich@im.wustl.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review