Abstract

MESA VALIENTE, Rita María et al. Clinical determinants of poor prognosis in the aged people with heart failure. MEDISAN [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and prospective study was carried out in 84 aged people with heart failure attended at the Geriatrics Service of "Dr. Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo" Provincial Teaching Hospital of Santiago de Cuba from July, 2001 to July, 2002, to establish the value of clinical determinants of poor prognosis in these patients. Among the main findings it was found that the application of the Framinghan criteria improved the diagnosis qualitatively. There was a statistically significant relation between these determinants and the unfavorable evaluation of patients.

Keywords : clinical determinants; poor prognosis; aged people; heart failure; secondary health care.

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