title: Heart failure in the elderly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Heart failure is very common in the elderly and there are numerous challenges in diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recent studies have provided useful tools to help with the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure in the elderly. Recent studies also show that standard heart failure therapies are also beneficial in the elderly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although treatment of heart failure in the elderly poses some management challenges, an effort to improve the use of evidence-based therapies will improve outcomes.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. chanmcy@gmail.com
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Chan
authors: Ross
authors: R
authors: Tsuyuki
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D015444:Exercise; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors