Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Older Adults - 12/08/11
Requests for reprints should be address to Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Harborview Medical Center/Cardiology, 325 9th Avenue, Box 359748, Seattle, WA 98104Abstract |
Age-associated physiologic changes predispose older adults to develop heart failure, even when left ventricular ejection fraction is normal or near normal. Heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction is particularly common in older hypertensive women, and hypertension plays a key role in its pathophysiology. In contrast with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction, the treatment of heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction has a limited empiric basis, although some basic principles are useful. Ongoing studies provide hope of improving care of these patients.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Aging, Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure, Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
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Vol 122 - N° 8
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