title: [Update on geriatric cardiology].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. mmselles@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sellés
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Palop
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Datino
authors.forename: Camino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bañuelos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000628:therapy