Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common and disabling condition with morbidity and mortality that increase dramatically with advancing age. There are evidences, from both randomized trials and observational studies, that suggest that beta-blockers are effective and well tolerated in elderly as well...

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Main Author: Alberto De Bernardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEEd 2009-06-01
Series:Clinical Management Issues
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Online Access:https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/553
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spelling doaj-3381d08a2da64614910945d3fe3e92312020-11-24T21:55:10ZengSEEdClinical Management Issues1973-48322283-31372009-06-0132899510.7175/cmi.v3i2.553520Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patientAlberto De Bernardi0SC Cardiologia, MoncalieriChronic heart failure (CHF) is a common and disabling condition with morbidity and mortality that increase dramatically with advancing age. There are evidences, from both randomized trials and observational studies, that suggest that beta-blockers are effective and well tolerated in elderly as well as in young patients. Nonetheless in clinical practice they are substantially underutilized in elderly patients. The article underlines peculiarities of chronic heart failure treatment with beta-blockers in elderly patients, with a review of the most important published trials.https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/553Chronic heart failureElder patientsBeta-blockers
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Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
Clinical Management Issues
Chronic heart failure
Elder patients
Beta-blockers
author_facet Alberto De Bernardi
author_sort Alberto De Bernardi
title Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
title_short Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
title_full Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
title_fullStr Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
title_full_unstemmed Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
title_sort beta-blockers in chronic heart failure in elderly patient
publisher SEEd
series Clinical Management Issues
issn 1973-4832
2283-3137
publishDate 2009-06-01
description Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common and disabling condition with morbidity and mortality that increase dramatically with advancing age. There are evidences, from both randomized trials and observational studies, that suggest that beta-blockers are effective and well tolerated in elderly as well as in young patients. Nonetheless in clinical practice they are substantially underutilized in elderly patients. The article underlines peculiarities of chronic heart failure treatment with beta-blockers in elderly patients, with a review of the most important published trials.
topic Chronic heart failure
Elder patients
Beta-blockers
url https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/553
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