Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is the prime cause of disability and death in the elderly population. This article provides a brief review of cardiac physiology in this group as well as a discussion of the acute presentation of myocardial ischemia and infarction, congestive heart failure, vascular dysfunction, and complications of valve replacement.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 499-525 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Clinics in Geriatric Medicine |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology