Population
2186 adult patients with heart failure from 53 primary care practices in Scotland, UK.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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HF prevalence rises sharply with age and evidence-based therapies remain underprescribed in women and elderly; leaves open optimal equity-focused interventions.
Heart failure is highly prevalent in the elderly, and life-saving medications are significantly underutilized in older patients and women.
Niamh Murphy (2004) studied this question.
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