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abstract

Heart failure (HF) in the elderly is increasing in incidence and prevalence, and its outcome has not changed in the past two decades. Elderly patients with HF have high burden of comorbidities and physical and cognitive impairments, which may contribute to their poor outcome. In this study, we aim to measure the prevalence of certain comorbid conditions and measures of physical and cognitive impairments, and their impact on total mortality among participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) with incident HF. As a secondary aim, we will examine the utility of comorbidities and measures of physical and cognitive impairments in predicting mortality among CHS participants with incident HF.

subject

Cognitive impairment

Comorbidities

Elderly

Heart failure

Physical impairment

contributor

Murad, Khalil (author)

Kitzman, Dalane W (committee chair)

Goff Jr., David C (committee member)

Burke, Gregory L (committee member)

Morgan, Timothy M (committee member)

Herrington, David M (committee member)

date

2012-06-12T08:35:47Z (accessioned)

2013-06-12T08:30:11Z (available)

2012 (issued)

degree

Clinical and Population Translational Sciences (discipline)

embargo

2013-06-12 (terms)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37255 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

title

Comorbidities and Physical and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Heart Failure Patients: Impact on Total Mortality. The Cardiovascular Health Study

type

Thesis