Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2575649 | The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Clinicians perceive heart failure guidelines to be substantially less useful in patients of older age and with greater comorbid burden. Concerns about the clinical and pharmacologic complexity of these patients and the expected benefits of drug therapy were commonly invoked as reasons for this skepticism.
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Authors
Michael A. MD, Rebecca L. MD, Carolyn A. MA, John B. BA, Terri R. MD,