Non-cardiovascular co-morbidity in elderly patients with heart failure outnumbers cardiovascular co-morbidity
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Non-cardiovascular co-morbidity in elderly patients with heart failure outnumbers cardiovascular co-morbidity.
BACKGROUND Patients with heart failure often suffer from multiple co-morbid conditions. However, until now only cardiovascular co-morbidity has been well described. AIMS To understand heart failure in the context of multi-morbidity, by describing the age and sex specific patterns of non-cardiovascular co-morbidity in elderly patients with heart failure in general practice. METHODS All patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Heart Failure
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1388-9842
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.004