title: [Characteristics of therapy of heart diseases in old age].
abstract: Cardiac insufficiency, coronary heart disease, and arrhythmia are not only more frequent in elderly patients, they are very often combined. By reason of cardiac morbidity and general morbidity as well as changed physiological and pathophysiological conditions, diagnosis of cardiac disease in elderly patients is more difficult. These conditions also apply to modifications in the therapy of cardiac diseases in advanced age. Especially pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic effects in advanced age combined with multimorbidity also account for the risk of interactions because of the simultaneous application of different pharmacological groups.
authors.affiliation: Carl-Korth-Institut für poliklinische Medizin, Abteilung für medizinische Interventionsgerontologie Erlangen.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wittmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents
vernacular_title: Besonderheiten der Therapie kardialer Erkrankungen im Alter.