Noncardiac comorbidities significantly complicate the diagnosis and management of heart failure in older adults and have important implications for clinical outcomes.
This review highlights the complexities of managing heart failure in older adults due to the presence of multiple cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities.
Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of hospitalization in older adults; it is also an important cause of death and chronic disability. HF in the elderly differs in many respects from HF occurring during middle age; in particular, the diagnosis and treatment of HF in the elderly are often complicated by the presence of multiple cardiac and noncardiac comorbid conditions, many of which have important implications for the care of the older HF patient. This article reviews the effects of common noncardiac comorbidities on the management of HF in older adults and discusses the impact of noncardiac comorbid conditions on clinical outcomes in the geriatric HF patient.
Michael W. Rich (Sun,) conducted a review in Heart failure. Noncardiac comorbidities significantly complicate the diagnosis and management of heart failure in older adults and have important implications for clinical outcomes.