Contributors: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes (CHU Nantes); Handicap, Activité, Vieillissement, Autonomie, Environnement (HAVAE); Institut Génomique, Environnement, Immunité, Santé, Thérapeutique (GEIST); Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université de Limoges (UNILIM); Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (LPPL); Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages (UFRLL); Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)
نبذة مختصرة : Background To evaluate the prevalence and management of heart failure (HF) in very old patients in geriatric settings. Methods Members of the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology throughout France were invited to participate in a point prevalence survey and to include all patients ≥80 years old, hospitalized in geriatric settings, with HF (stable or decompensated) on June 18, 2012. General characteristics, presence of comorbidities, blood tests and medications were recorded. Results Among 7,197 patients in geriatric institution, prevalence of HF was 20.5% (n = 1,478): (27% in acute care, 24.2% in rehabilitation care and 18% in nursing home). Mean age was 88.2 (SD = 5.2) and Charlson co morbidity score was high (8.49 (SD = 2.21)). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was available in 770 (52%) patients: 536 (69.6%) had a preserved LVEF (≥ 50%), 120 (15.6%) a reduced LVEF (
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