Long-term survival following the development of heart failure in an elderly hypertensive population.
Berhe W SahleAlice J OwenLindon M H WingLawrence J BeilinHenry KrumChristopher M Reidnull nullPublished in: Cardiovascular therapeutics (2017)
Long-term survival in elderly HF patients is poor, especially in men. Mortality in HF patients increased progressively with advancing age, while allocation to the ACE inhibitor-based regimen for the initial trial significantly improved HF outcome.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- middle aged
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- patient reported outcomes
- acute heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- study protocol
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported
- open label