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Acute decompensated heart failure: Decision pathways for older people

2015

Introduction: Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a common condition in older people, but little research has been conducted on the appropriate decision pathways for this population. The aim of this review was to explore ADHF management in older people, paying particular attention to the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). Material and methods: A search was run in the PubMed literature database, combining the term "acute heart failure" with "management", "geriatric" "multidisciplinary", "co-management", "co-care", "approach", and "comprehensive geriatric assessment", from the databases inception to 1st January 2015. A manual check was also conducted on the reference lists in t…

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