2015
Burden of Comorbidities and Functional and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Patients at the Initial Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Their Impact on Total Mortality The Cardiovascular Health Study
Murad K, Goff DC, Morgan TM, Burke GL, Bartz TM, Kizer JR, Chaudhry SI, Gottdiener JS, Kitzman DW. Burden of Comorbidities and Functional and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Patients at the Initial Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Their Impact on Total Mortality The Cardiovascular Health Study. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 542-550. PMID: 26160370, PMCID: PMC4499113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationCognition DisordersCohort StudiesComorbidityCoronary DiseaseFemaleHeart FailureHumansHypertensionIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMalePeripheral Arterial DiseasePhysical FitnessPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveConceptsIncident heart failureCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGreater mortality riskMortality riskPercent of participantsCognitive impairmentElderly patientsFunctional impairmentDaily livingHealth StudyBurden of comorbiditiesChronic kidney diseaseMultivariable-adjusted modelsTotal mortality riskRelevant comorbiditiesDiabetes mellitusInitial diagnosisCerebrovascular diseaseKidney diseaseMean ageHigh burdenComorbiditiesInstrumental activitiesMortality rate
2013
Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Chen S, Whitson H, Newman AB, Krumholz HM, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 635-642. PMID: 23391194, PMCID: PMC3576871, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure diagnosisIndependent risk factorHospital admissionCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGeriatric conditionsRisk factorsMuscle weaknessSlow gaitOlder personsHealth StudyNew diagnosisNew York Heart Association functional class IIICommunity-living older personsDepressed ejection fractionHeart Failure FindingsFunctional class IIIChronic kidney diseaseCause hospital admissionsMedical record reviewRelevant clinical dataLong-term riskDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionKidney disease