title: The geriatric heart: nurses need to be aware of how aging and disease affect the myocardium...
abstract: Improved treatment for diabetes and cardiovascular disease have made it possible for elderly patients to remain active as well as mobile, but with a greater chance of sustaining traumatic injury.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Resuscitation Unit, R. Adams Cowley Schock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Gael
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Whetstone
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boswell
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D002302:Cardiac Output; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*