Is "Normal for Age" a Legitimate Assessment?: Significance of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in the Elderly

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Sep;16(9):1146-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.06.004. Epub 2023 Jul 5.

Authors

Thomas H Marwick¹, Wojciech Kosmala²

Affiliations

¹ Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Electronic address: tom.marwick@baker.edu.au.
² Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.

PMID: 37410008
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.06.004

No abstract available

Keywords: aging; elderly individuals; left ventricular dysfunction.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Aged
Aging
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left* / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Function, Left