Abstract
This article contains a review of the main developments in the field of geriatric cardiology reported during 2010. The focus is on research into the specific characteristics of elderly patients with heart failure, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease and arrhythmias.
Copyright © 2011 Sociedad Española de Cardiología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / drug therapy
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / surgery
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
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Cardiology / trends*
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Defibrillators, Implantable
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Geriatrics / trends*
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Heart Failure / drug therapy
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Heart Failure / epidemiology
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Heart Failure / therapy
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Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
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Heart Valve Diseases / therapy
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Humans
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Myocardial Ischemia / surgery
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Myocardial Ischemia / therapy