[Update on geriatric cardiology]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2009 Jan:62 Suppl 1:53-66. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(09)70041-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

This article contains a review of the main developments in the field of geriatric cardiology reported during 2008. The focus is on research concerning the specific characteristics of elderly patients with heart failure, arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease, and aortic valve disease.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged / physiology*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / therapy
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
  • Cardiology / trends*
  • Geriatrics / trends*
  • Heart Failure / therapy
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / trends
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Ischemia / therapy