Insufficient Treatment of Heart Failure in Eldery

The rate of mortality and morbidity are high in elderly patients with congestive heart failure.

Although age has been confirmed to be a powerful predictor of mortality (in elderly patients with hypertention), evidence based recomanded treatments are less often prescribed and laboratory test are less frequently performed. Thus, to improve quality of care and outcome of older patients, there is a need to develope targeted management strategies to better translate the advancing medical knowledge into clinical practice.