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Heart failure (HF) affects 5 million Americans,of whom three-fourths are over age 65 and half are over age 75.HF is currently the leading cause of hospitalization among older adults in the U.S.,and it is the most costly medical illness by a factor of almost two.In addition,it is anticipated that the number of older people with HF will double over the next 20- 25 years due to the progressive aging of the U.S.population. Despite the fact that HF is predominantly a disorder of the elderly,most clinical trials have enrolled primarily middle-aged patients,and many major trials have excluded patients over 75-80 years of age.This is of great clinical
Heart failure (HF) affects 5 million Americans, of whom three-fourths are over age 65 and half are over age 75.HF is currently the leading cause of hospitalization among older adults in the US, and it is the most expensively medical illness by a factor of almost two.In addition, it is anticipated that the number of older people with HF will double over the next 20- 25 years due to the progressive aging of the USpopulation. Despite the fact that HF is predominantly a disorder of the elderly, most clinical trials have enrolled primarily middle-aged patients, and many major trials have excluded patients over 75-80 years of age. This is a great clinical