Heart failure (HF) is a quintessential geriatric cardiovascular condition, with more than 50%
of hospitalizations occurring in adults age 75 years or older. In older patients, HF is closely …

Older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) contend with deficits across multiple
domains of health due to age-related physiological changes and the impact of CVD …

Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality in older
adults and a growing public health problem placing a huge financial burden on the health …

Adults are living longer, and cardiovascular disease is endemic in the growing population of
older adults who are surviving into old age. Functional capacity is a key metric in this …

Stage D heart failure (HF) is associated with poor prognosis, yet little consensus exists on
the care of patients with HF approaching the end of life. Treatment options for end-stage HF …

Abstract Treatment for chronic heart failure (CHF) is strongly focused on evidence-based
medicine. However, large trials are often far away from the “real world” of geriatric patients …

Background Heart failure (HF) is a life-limiting illness and patients with advanced heart
failure often suffer from severe physical and psychosocial symptoms. Particularly in older …

Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome resulting from structural or functional
cardiac disorders. In the developed world, HF is primarily a disorder of the elderly. It is one …

While palliative care is often thought of as only being applicable to dying patients, its focus
on symptom alleviation, patient function, and quality of life has much to offer older adults with …

Background Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) experience progressive symptoms,
decreased quality of life, and more frequent hospitalizations as they approach the end of life …