The Clinico-Etiological Profile of Elderly Patients Presenting With Heart Failure at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Aim: To analyse the clinico-etiological profile of heart failure in elderly patients. Material and Methods: This prospective hospital based study was carried out for a period of 18 months among patients >60 years of age with heart failure on the basis of Boston Criteria was included in my study. Detailed history was obtained. Thorough & detailed clinical examination was done for all the patients. Boston criteria was used for screening the patients for Heart Failure.Patients falling in “Possible” category according to Boston Criteria was evaluated on the basis of 2-D Echo for the confirmation of diagnosis of Heart Failure.HFrEF is diagnosed by echocardiography when LVEF is <40%. Patients were followed till either discharge or death. Statistical analysis of data was done using appropriate statistical data. Data was collected and subjected to statistical analysis.