Interventional therapies for heart failure in the elderly Journal Article
| Authors: | Naidu, S. S.; Wong, S. C.; Steingart, R. M. |
| Article Title: | Interventional therapies for heart failure in the elderly |
| Abstract: | The aging of a population replete with risk factors for heart failure (HF) (coronary heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension) coupled with a declining age-adjusted mortality rate for coronary artery and hypertensive heart diseases has created, and will continue to create, a literal explosion in the prevalence of HF in the United States. Despite advances in maximal medical therapy, however, most patients who have symptomatic HF can expect functional impairment, interludes of worsening symptomatology, and a shortened lifespan. This article updates the use of interventional therapies for the treatment of elderly patients who have HF caused by coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, myocardial disease, and renal vascular disease. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | clinical trial; review; heart left ventricle failure; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; technetium 99m; coronary artery bypass graft; cardiovascular risk; heart failure; echocardiography; exercise tolerance; coronary artery disease; heart output; thallium 201; percutaneous coronary intervention; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; heart atrium septum defect; revascularization; aorta stenosis; aorta valve replacement; arterial oxygen saturation; mitral valve stenosis; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty |
| Journal Title: | Heart Failure Clinics |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 1551-7136 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2007-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 485 |
| End Page: | 500 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.hfc.2007.07.012 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "Source: Scopus" |
