Palliative Care in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: Addressing Misconceptions to Advance Care

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• 作者：Lidija McGrath ; Sarah J. Goodlin
• 关键词：Palliative care ; Elderly ; Older ; Cardiovascular ; Heart failure
• 刊名：Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：11
• 期：2
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• 刊物主题：Cardiology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1932-9563
• 卷排序：11

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Purpose of ReviewThe prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases with increasing age, and most patients with CVD are older. Death is more common in older than that in younger patients with CVD.CVD is responsible for significant disability, particularly in older patients.