The Burden of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure in Older Persons: Magnitude and Implications for Policy and Research
Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. The Burden of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure in Older Persons: Magnitude and Implications for Policy and Research. Heart Failure Reviews 2002, 7: 9-16. PMID: 11790919, DOI: 10.1023/a:1013793621248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureOlder populationChronic congestive heart failureOlder personsPoor long-term survivalMore hospital admissionsCongestive heart failureLong-term survivalHospital admissionHigh riskFailureSingle conditionPopulationPersonsHospitalizationAdmissionDearth of researchYearsDiagnosisMonths