September 1, 1988Annals of Internal Medicine
The Care of Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
Key result
Elderly CVD management requires distinguishing aging from disease and tailoring procedures to physiologic age and comorbidities.
Population
Elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
Loading...
Member takes
Implication
Supports individualized elderly CVD care by physiologic age and comorbidities; leaves open prospective validation of tailored strategies.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
Highlights the importance of individualized cardiovascular care in elderly patients, considering physiologic age, comorbidities, and cognitive status.
Cite This Study
Nanette K. Wenger (1988) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease in the elderly. Cardiovascular disease management in the elderly requires differentiating aging from disease and tailoring procedures to physiologic age, comorbidities, cognitive ability, and patient expectations.