Differences in clinical outcomes between octogenarian and nonagenarian patients with acute heart failure

• Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 227 - 233
• Main Authors: Sakaguchi, Kunihiko, Uemura, Yusuke, Shibata, Rei, Ishikawa, Shinji, Takemoto, Kenji, Murohara, Toyoaki, Watarai, Masato
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto, Japan John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.03.2023; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: acute heart failure; Aftercare; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Clinical outcomes; Heart Failure; Humans; Mortality; Nonagenarians; Octogenarians; Patient Discharge; physical function; prognosis; Treatment Outcome; physical function; acute heart failure; nonagenarians; prognosis

Aim The number of hospitalized super‐elderly patients with heart failure (HF) has increased with aging of the population. These patients are associated with poor clinical outcomes with the advance of age; however, few reports regarding acute HF have compared the clinical outcomes of nonagenarians wi...