[Update on geriatric cardiology].
This article contains a review of the main developments in the field of geriatric cardiology reported during 2008. The focus is on research concerning the specific characteristics of elderly patients with heart failure, arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease, and aortic valve disease.
Martínez-Sellés
Manuel
M
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. mmselles@secardiologia.es
López-Palop
Ramón
R
Datino
Tomás
T
Bañuelos
Camino
C
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