Characteristics and management of very elderly patients with heart failure: a retrospective, population cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Unmet needs exist in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure (HF) in the elderly population. Our aim was to analyse and compare data of diagnostics and management of very elderly patients (aged ≥85 years) compared with younger patients (aged 18-84 years) with HF in Sweden.

Methods

Incidence of ≥2 HF diagnosis (ICD-10) was identified from primary/secondary care in Uppsala and Västerbotten during 2010-2015 via electronic medical records linked to data from national health registers. Analyses investigated the diagnosis, treatment patterns, hospitalizations and outpatient visits, and mortality.

Results

Of 8702 patients, 27.7% were ≥85 years old, women (60.2%); most patients (80.7%) had unknown left ventricular ejection fraction; key co-morbidities comprised anae

SUBMITTER: Olofsson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9871701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature