Chapter 13. Heart Failure

  1. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine2,
  2. Paul Jansen3,
  3. Arduino Mangoni4
  1. Arduino Mangoni

Published Online: 2 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch13

Book Title

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

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How to Cite

Mangoni, A. (2009) Heart Failure, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch13

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

  2. 3

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  3. 4

    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Author Information

  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470024287

Online ISBN: 9780470017975

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Keywords:

  • heart failure (HF);
  • left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF);
  • New York heart association classification of heart failure symptoms;
  • electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with HF;
  • hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia – in accordance with established guidelines;
  • ACE inhibitors - improving survival in patients with different severities of HF;
  • pharmacological treatment of systolic HF;
  • cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Epidemiology

  • Aetiology

  • Clinical presentation

  • Diagnosis

  • Therapy

  • Key points

  • Guidelines

  • Acknowledgements

  • References

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