TY - JOUR
T1 - Aging of the united states population
T2 - Impact on heart failure
AU - Vigen, Rebecca
AU - Maddox, Thomas M.
AU - Allen, Larry A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgement L.A. Allen is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (Grant 1K23HL105896) and by a Scientist Development Grant from the American Heart Association. R. Vigen is supported by a Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Fellowship through a Department of Veterans Affairs Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Grant. T.M. Maddox is supported by a Health Services Research and Development Career Development Award from thr U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The United States population, particularly among older age groups, continues to expand. Because the incidence of heart failure increases with age, largely due to the development of heart failure risk factors such as hypertension and coronary artery disease, the epidemic of heart failure is likely to grow further in the coming decades. This article will review the epidemiology of heart failure among older adults, the influence of an aging population on heart failure prevalence and phenotype, the complications in management for a larger and older heart failure population, and the potential implications of these changes for health care costs and delivery. Ultimately, these challenges demand research into optimal therapeutic strategies for older heart failure patients, including improved prevention and treatment of the major causes of heart failure, an increasing role forpalliative care, and innovations in patient-centered health care delivery.
AB - The United States population, particularly among older age groups, continues to expand. Because the incidence of heart failure increases with age, largely due to the development of heart failure risk factors such as hypertension and coronary artery disease, the epidemic of heart failure is likely to grow further in the coming decades. This article will review the epidemiology of heart failure among older adults, the influence of an aging population on heart failure prevalence and phenotype, the complications in management for a larger and older heart failure population, and the potential implications of these changes for health care costs and delivery. Ultimately, these challenges demand research into optimal therapeutic strategies for older heart failure patients, including improved prevention and treatment of the major causes of heart failure, an increasing role forpalliative care, and innovations in patient-centered health care delivery.
KW - Aging
KW - Epidemiology .Treatment
KW - Heart failure
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U2 - 10.1007/s11897-012-0114-8
DO - 10.1007/s11897-012-0114-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 22940871
AN - SCOPUS:84872172492
SN - 1546-9530
VL - 9
SP - 369
EP - 374
JO - Current heart failure reports
JF - Current heart failure reports
IS - 4
ER -