Once upon a time, heart failure was easy.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Leibovitch, Eric R.
- Source
- Geriatrics. Feb2005, Vol. 60 Issue 2, p31-33. 3p.
- Subject
- *HEART diseases
*HEART failure
*GERIATRICS
*IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators
*ACE inhibitors
*ADRENERGIC beta blockers
*DIURETICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0016-867X
Discusses geriatric developments in the treatment of heart failure in older people. Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Diagnosis and therapy have become more complicated and involved; Treatment of reversible causes; Drugs that can depress cardiac function; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Beta blocker; Diuretics; Angiotensin receptor blocker.