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ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
卷 114, 期 3, 页码 246-259出版社
ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2020.12.001
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Elderly; Geriatrics; Heart failure; Consensus
The prevalence of heart failure increases with age, especially in octogenarians with high mortality rates. Comprehensive assessment, careful drug prescription, and periodic reevaluation of disease prognosis are important in managing elderly heart failure patients. Underprescription of recommended drugs and the need for specific recommendations for very old populations highlight the challenges in heart failure treatment in the elderly.
The prevalence of heart failure increases with age. In France, the 1-year mortality rate is 35% in subjects aged 80-89 years with heart failure, and 50% after the age of 90 years. In octogenarians, heart failure is associated with high rates of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular events, and is one of the main causes of hospitalization and disability. The prevalence of frailty increases in elderly subjects with heart failure, and the co-occurrence of heart failure and frailty increases the risk of mortality in patients with heart failure. In the elderly, the presence of frailty must be evaluated using a comprehensive geriatric assessment to manage geriatric syndromes, such as cognitive disorders, malnutrition, falls, depression, polypharmacy, disability and social isolation. The objective of heart failure therapy in octogenarians is to reduce symptoms, mortality and hospitalizations, but also to improve quality of life. In the absence of specific studies involving very old subjects, most recommendations are extrapolated from evidence-based data from younger populations. Overall, the epidemiological studies in patients with heart failure aged > 80 years highlight the underprescription of recommended drugs. This underprescription may be related to comorbidity, a fear of side-effects and the lack of specific recommendations for drug prescription in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, which is common in this very old population. The benefit/risk ratio related to heart failure treatment and comorbidity should be carefully weighed and reassessed on are gular basis. Consideration of disease prognosis according to factors that predict mortality can help to better define the care plan and promote palliative and supportive care when needed. (C) 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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