Geriatric Heart Failure: Awareness, Evaluation, and Treatment in Primary Care.
Heart failure (HF) is a condition with increasing prevalence, high mortality, and frequent readmission. Over 80% of patients diagnosed with HF are over 65 years. Diagnosing geriatric HF is difficult in primary care because symptoms are often atypical. Advanced practice nurses can be actively involve...
| Publicado en: | Journal for Nurse Practitioners Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 49 - 55 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jan2014
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