title: [Update on geriatric cardiology].
abstract: This article contains a review of the main developments in the field of geriatric cardiology reported during 2011. The principle focus is on research into the characteristics of elderly patients with heart failure, arrhythmias (e.g. into atrial fibrillation and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators), ischemic heart disease and percutaneous interventions.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital do Meixoeiro, CHUVI, Vigo, Pontevedra, España.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Díaz-Castro
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Palop
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Datino
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sellés
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy