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
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Esperti anonimi
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
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]
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