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Polypharmacy in Older People With Heart Failure
Author(s): Maria Stefil , Matthew Dixon , Jameela Bahar , et al Added: 1 year ago

Heart Failure
Author(s): Eilidh Hill , Jackie Taylor Added: 3 years ago
In developed countries, it is estimated that 1–2 % of the adult population has heart failure (HF), with the prevalence increasing to more than 10 % in those aged >70 years.1 Despite advances in therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), it remains a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality, punctuated by episodes of unplanned hospitalisation.2 HF… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Davide Stolfo , Gianluigi Savarese Added: 5 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem with high morbidity, mortality and costs.1 Due to the ageing the population, the mean age of patients with HF is increasing and exceeds 70 years in most developed countries. HF prevalence rises with age and exceeds 10% in people over 80.2 Older patients are more frail and have a higher risk of cardiovascular events. They also have a… View more

Heart Failure
Heart Failure and Problems with Frailty Syndrome
Author(s): Izabella Uchmanowicz , Agnieszka Młynarska , Magdalena Lisiak , et al Added: 3 years ago
The first paper that referred to the problem of ‘frail elderly patients’ was published in 1953, and frailty syndrome (FS) was first described in the 1990s.1,2 Although it has long been recognised and diagnosed, no consensus definition of this clinical syndrome has been established. The Second International Working Meeting on Frailty and Aging in 2006 concluded that FS involves increased… View more

Heart Failure
Michael G Kirby
Job title: Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences
Professor Michael Kirby worked as a general practitioner in Letchworth, Hertfordshire 1973-2007. He was Director of HertNet (The Hertfordshire Primary Care Research Network) 1998-2007. The practice provided an open access echocardiography service for patients with heart failure for the North Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust. He was Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences,… View more
Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
Author(s): Andrea Mortara , Lucia Vaira , Vittorio Palmieri , et al Added: 3 years ago
Innovative patient-centred interventions are required to improve the self-management of complex, costly and relapsing conditions, such as heart failure (HF). Mobile health (mHealth) technology is a promising tool that could potentially help us reach these goals, but evidence of its clinical benefits and the security of personal health information is still scarce. In view of the increasing number… View more

Digital Health
Author(s): Izabella Uchmanowicz , Anna Chudiak , Beata Jankowska-Polańska , et al Added: 3 years ago
Hypertension is considered the most common disorder in the general population. It is both a health and a financial problem worldwide. The Writing Group of the American Society of Hypertension defines hypertension as a cardiovascular syndrome resulting from a number of interconnected factors.1 Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation is required, involving both the cardiovascular system and other… View more

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Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Cristiana Vitale , Ilaria Spoletini , Giuseppe Rosano Added: 3 years ago
Because of the ageing population in industrialised countries, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease has dramatically increased.1 In particular, heart failure (HF) has become a major public health problem and the leading cause of morbidity, hospitalisation and mortality in older people.2,3 Patients with HF, especially the oldest, are often characterised by a “vulnerability status” due to the… View more

Heart Failure
The Impact of Frailty and Comorbidities on Heart Failure Outcomes
Author(s): Thomas Salmon , Hani Essa , Behnam Tajik , et al Added: 2 years ago

Heart Failure
Author(s): Simon Stewart , Trine T Moholdt , Louise M Burrell , et al Added: 3 years ago
There is universal acknowledgement that climate change and extreme weather events pose an increasing threat to global health.1,2 Precisely how this will affect patterns of disease is open to conjecture. For example, while it is predicted that increasingly warmer temperatures and more intense heat waves will provoke more cardiovascular, respiratory and renal events, a corollary reduction in… View more

Heart Failure