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May 1, 2019Open Access

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the elderly: pathophysiology, diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

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Key result

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the elderly is a complex syndrome requiring careful diagnosis and management of comorbidities, with emerging therapies currently under investigation.

Population

Elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

Design

Review

Authors

EDErnesto Ruiz DuqueΑBΑlexandros BriasoulisPÁPaulino Álvarez

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Overview

Supports comorbidity management in elderly HFpEF; leaves open optimal use of emerging therapies.

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Population
Elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

This review highlights the importance of aggressive comorbidity management, volume control, and early palliative care involvement in elderly patients with HFpEF.

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Duque et al. (2019) conducted a review in Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the elderly is a complex syndrome requiring careful diagnosis and management of comorbidities, with emerging therapies currently under investigation.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9738c7d005bc9a5c3db319https://doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2019.05.009
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