학술논문
National survey on the management of heart failure in individuals over 80 years of age in French geriatric care units
Document Type
article
Author
Clémence Boully; Jean-Sébastien Vidal; Etienne Guibert; Fanny Nisrin Ghazali; Alain Pesce; Bérengère Beauplet; Jean-Dominique Roger; Isabelle Carrière; Boubacar Timbely; Houria Idiri; Jean-Pierre Constensoux; Anne-Marie Durocher; Delphine Dubail; Marc Fargier; Claude Jeandel; Gilles Berrut; Olivier Hanon; on behalf of the SFGG study group
Source
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2318
Abstract
Abstract Background To evaluate the prevalence and management of heart failure (HF) in very old patients in geriatric settings. Methods Members of the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology throughout France were invited to participate in a point prevalence survey and to include all patients ≥80 years old, hospitalized in geriatric settings, with HF (stable or decompensated) on June 18, 2012. General characteristics, presence of comorbidities, blood tests and medications were recorded. Results Among 7,197 patients in geriatric institution, prevalence of HF was 20.5% (n = 1,478): (27% in acute care, 24.2% in rehabilitation care and 18% in nursing home). Mean age was 88.2 (SD = 5.2) and Charlson co morbidity score was high (8.49 (SD = 2.21)). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was available in 770 (52%) patients: 536 (69.6%) had a preserved LVEF (≥ 50%), 120 (15.6%) a reduced LVEF (