[Congestive heart failure with frequent hospital readmissions in the elderly].
Ten elderly patients with heart failure and frequent hospital readmission within 12 months before the study, were submitted to clinical radiologic, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic evaluation in order to find the causes of readmission. The most frequent factors were found to be non compliance with drug prescriptions and therapy inadequate for the etiology of the heart failure and the kind of cardiac dysfunction.
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Istituto di Clinica medica II, Università degli Studi di Pisa.
Del Corso
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012008:Recurrence
Scompenso congestizio e ricoveri ripetuti nell'anziano.