| Literature DB >> 31377979 |
Michele Correale1, Mario Altamura2, Raffaella Carnevale2, Lucia Tricarico3, Stefania Malerba2, Anna Maria Gallotta3, Claudia Altamura2, Michela Perrella4, Matteo Di Biase5, Antonello Bellomo2, Natale Daniele Brunetti6.
Abstract
Despite relative frequency of delirium in elderly hospitalized heart failure patients, skills and expertise in managing such complication are usually poor for physicians and nurses facing this clinical condition. International guidelines on heart failure do not provide detailed indication for such clinical condition, and evidence on this topic is limited. A multi-disciplinary approach (cardiologists, internists, geriatricians, psychologists, and psychiatrists) is often required; this review will therefore focus on diagnosis and clinical management of delirium in heart failure patients from a multidisciplinary point of view.Entities:
Keywords: Delirium; Heart failure; Review
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31377979 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-019-09842-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Heart Fail Rev ISSN: 1382-4147 Impact factor: 4.214