Previous heart failure (HF) trials suggested that age influences patient characteristics and outcome; however, under-representation of elderly patients has limited characterization of this cohort. Whether standard prognostic variables have differential utility in various age groups is unclear.

Acute heart failure in elderly patients: worse outcomes and differential utility of standard prognostic variables. Insights from the PROTECT trial / Metra, Marco; Mentz, Robert J; Chiswell, Karen; Bloomfield, Daniel M; Cleland, John G F; Cotter, Gad; Davison, Beth A; Dittrich, Howard C; Fiuzat, Mona; Givertz, Michael M; Lazzarini, Valentina; Mansoor, George A; Massie, Barry M; Ponikowski, Piotr; Teerlink, John R; Voors, Adriaan A; O'Connor, Christopher M. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. - ISSN 1879-0844. - 17:1(2015), pp. 109-118. [10.1002/ejhf.207]

Acute heart failure in elderly patients: worse outcomes and differential utility of standard prognostic variables. Insights from the PROTECT trial

Metra, Marco;
2015-01-01

Abstract

Previous heart failure (HF) trials suggested that age influences patient characteristics and outcome; however, under-representation of elderly patients has limited characterization of this cohort. Whether standard prognostic variables have differential utility in various age groups is unclear.
2015
Acute heart failure
Age
Blood pressure
Elderly
Acute Disease
Age Factors
Aged
Aged
80 and over
Blood Pressure
Diuretics
Double-Blind Method
Female
Heart Failure
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Severity of Illness Index
Sodium
Treatment Outcome
Xanthines
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