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- A study analyzed clinical and echocardiographic data from 533 patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, focusing on those aged 85 and older, to fill a gap in existing research.
- The data indicated that the oldest patients (average age 91.9) had the highest percentage of heart failure cases with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction at 61%, compared to younger age groups (48% for both 65-74 and 75-84 years).
- The majority of the oldest patients were women, with around two-thirds exhibiting a left ventricular ejection fraction of 50% or higher.
Article Abstract
While the incidence and prevalence of heart failure (HF) increase markedly with age, few studies have included data on a large series of patients aged 85 years and older. Clinical and echocardiographic data from 533 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital for acute HF were obtained. Data from the oldest old (>or=85 years; n=252; mean age, 91.9+/-3.6 years) were compared with data from those aged 65 to 74 years (n=123; mean age, 70.1+/-2.8 years) and 75 to 84 years (n=158; mean age, 79.4+/-2.9 years). Echocardiographic data were consistent with hypertensive remodeling. The proportion of patients with HF and a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction was greatest in the oldest patients (61%) in comparison to patients aged 65 to 74 years (48%) and 75 to 84 years (48%). Approximately three-fourths of the oldest patients were women, and two-thirds of women had a left ventricular ejection fraction >or=50%.
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