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- Title
Caveat anicula! Beware of quiet little old ladies.
- Authors
Wong, Dennis T.; Clark, Robyn A.; Dundon, Benjamin K.; Philpott, Andrew; Molaee, Payman; Shakib, Sepehr
- Abstract
The article discusses a study on the treatment for chronic heart failure (CHF) for patients diagnosed with heart failure with preserved systolic function (HFPSF). The method made use of a retrospective analysis of longitudinal clinical data from 2961 patients diagnosed with CHF admitted to a tertiary referral hospital. It suggests that older female patients with HFPSF have a higher rate of readmission and less social support and that their reduced survival rate is related more to comorbid conditions rather than suboptimal cardiac management.
- Subjects
HEART failure; HEART diseases; CARDIAC contraction; HEART beat; HOSPITALS
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2010, Vol 192, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03393.x