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8,507 patients screened for entry into two studies on heart failure, including 825 patients older than 85…
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Supports incorporating AF into prognostic models for very elderly HF; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
Very elderly heart failure patients (>85 years) exhibit a distinct clinical profile characterized by a higher prevalence of preserved ejection fraction and fewer cardiovascular comorbidities, with different prognostic factors compared to younger patients.
Mogensen et al. (2011) studied this question.
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