| Literature DB >> 18585640 |
Ali Ahmed1, Linda Jones, Clare I Hays.
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) in older adults presents challenges that are different in many ways than those for younger adults. Diagnosis of HF in older adults can be delayed due to attributing early symptoms to normal changes of aging or, in the setting of a normal ejection fraction, failing to appreciate diastolic heart failure. Moreover, treatment of HF in the elderly is often complicated by comorbidities and polypharmacy. The long-term care setting can present even more challenges, yet can be made easy by following a simple mnemonic DEFEAT-HF. After making a clinical Diagnosis and determining the Etiology, Fluid volume must be assessed to achieve euvolemia, and Ejection frAction must be determined to guide Therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18585640 PMCID： PMC2516350 DOI： 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc ISSN： 1525-8610 Impact factor: 4.669