December 7, 2007International Journal of Clinical Practice
Management of heart failure in elderly people
Population
Elderly people with heart failure
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Exercise caution extrapolating younger HF trial data to elderly patients; leaves open the need for dedicated age-specific RCTs.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Elderly people with heart failure
I
Intervention
Heart failure management strategies including drug treatment and disease management programs
Highlights the lack of specific clinical trial evidence for managing heart failure in elderly patients, who often present with multiple comorbidities and atypical symptoms.
Cite This Study
Imazio et al. (2007) studied this question.