Comorbidities and Physical and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Heart Failure Patients: Impact on Total Mortality. The Cardiovascular Health Study
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............................................................................. X CHAPTER 1: Elderly Patients with Heart Failure: The Burden of Comorbidities and Physical and Cognitive Impairments..................................................................
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Burden of Comorbidities and Functional and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Patients at the Initial Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Their Impact on Total Mortality: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of clinically relevant comorbidities and measures of physical and cognitive impairment in elderly persons with incident heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND Comorbidities and functional and cognitive impairments are common in the elderly and often associated with greater mortality risk. METHODS We examined the prevalence of 9 co...
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