Heart failure in frail elderly patients: diagnostic difficulties, co‐morbidities, polypharmacy and treatment dilemmas
Open Access
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Heart Failure
- Vol. 4 (1) , 91-98
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1388-9842(01)00200-8
Abstract
Background: Heart failure (HF) is difficult to diagnose and treat in older patients. Symptoms may be non‐specific and the presence of co‐morbidities and polypharmacy complicate treatment strategies....Keywords
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