Clinical features and short-term prognosis in the very elderly, >90 year-old, patients hospitalized with heart failure. A population-based study (2016–2019)
Abstract:Background
Heart failure (HF) is a main health problem in western countries, and a major cause of hospitalizations and death, particularly in older people. Few data are available about clinical features and prognosis of very old patients, those aged 90 or more years.
Purpose
To analyse the clinical features and short-term prognosis (in-hospital mortality and 30-day readmission rate) of patients aged 90 or more years hospitali… Show more
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