Heart Failure in the 21st Century: A Cardiogeriatric Syndrome

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2000 • 8,612 citations

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1999 • 5,053 citations

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1996 • 4,580 citations

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1992 • 3,708 citations

The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure

2000 • 2,991 citations

Randomised double-blind comparison of placebo and active treatment for older patients with isolated systolic hypertension

1997 • 2,965 citations

A Comparison of Enalapril with Hydralazine–Isosorbide Dinitrate in the Treatment of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

1991 • 2,867 citations

The Effect of Digoxin on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Heart Failure

1997 • 2,867 citations

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1991 • 2,850 citations

Effect of Vasodilator Therapy on Mortality in Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

1986 • 2,409 citations

The Progression From Hypertension to Congestive Heart Failure

1996 • 2,022 citations

Effect of losartan compared with captopril on mortality in patients with symptomatic heart failure: randomised trial—the Losartan Heart Failure Survival Study ELITE II

2000 • 1,956 citations

ACC/AHA guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic heart failure in the adult: executive summary

2001 • 1,942 citations

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1991 • 1,911 citations

Randomised trial of losartan versus captopril in patients over 65 with heart failure (Evaluation of Losartan in the Elderly Study, ELITE)

1997 • 1,680 citations

Long-term ACE-inhibitor therapy in patients with heart failure or left-ventricular dysfunction: a systematic overview of data from individual patients

2000 • 1,567 citations

Overview of randomized trials of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure. Collaborative Group on ACE Inhibitor Trials

1995 • 1,526 citations

MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY RESULTS FROM THE EUROPEAN WORKING PARTY ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ELDERLY TRIAL*1, *2

1985 • 1,482 citations

Congestive heart failure in subjects with normal versus reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

1999 • 1,355 citations

Overview of Randomized Trials of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients With Heart Failure

1995 • 1,301 citations

Comparative Effects of Low and High Doses of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, Lisinopril, on Morbidity and Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure

1999 • 1,194 citations

Predictors of congestive heart failure in the elderly: the cardiovascular health study

2000 • 905 citations

Epidemiology of heart failure

1991 • 822 citations

Early Readmission of Elderly Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

1990 • 740 citations

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1994 • 669 citations

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2000 • 565 citations

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1992 • 465 citations

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1976 • 458 citations

Shanghai trial of nifedipine in the elderly

1996 • 414 citations

Precipitating Factors Leading to Decompensation of Heart Failure

1988 • 412 citations

The effects of simvastatin on the incidence of heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease

1997 • 391 citations

Correlates and impact on outcomes of worsening renal function in patients ≥65 years of age with heart failure∗∗The analyses upon which this publication is based were performed under Contract 500-96-P549, entitled “Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization for the State of Connecticut,” sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department …

2000 • 384 citations

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN OLDER ADULTS*: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Etiology of Congestive Heart Failure in Older Adults

1997 • 377 citations

The Last Six Months of Life for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

2000 • 370 citations

Usefulness of verapamil for congestive heart failure associated with abnormal left ventricular diastolic filling and normal left ventricular systolic performance

1990 • 362 citations

Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure

1998 • 351 citations

Detailed diagnoses and procedures, National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1994.

1997 • 316 citations

National hospital discharge survey: annual summary, 1994.

1997 • 293 citations

Heart failure disease management: a critical review

1999 • 251 citations

Losartan improves exercise tolerance in patients with diastolic dysfunction and a hypertensive response to exercise

1999 • 248 citations

Heart Failure Survival Among Older Adults in the United States

1999 • 243 citations

Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management—The AFFIRM Study Design

1997 • 231 citations

Acute Confusion in Elderly Medical Patients

1989 • 229 citations

The progression from hypertension to congestive heart failure

1996 • 207 citations

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1986 • 199 citations

Family Satisfaction with End‐of‐Life Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

2000 • 183 citations

The effect of carvedilol on morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure

1997 • 175 citations

Quality of Care for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure

1997 • 159 citations

Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Clinical Practice

1999 • 157 citations

Should we screen for asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction to prevent heart failure?

1998 • 149 citations

Aortic valve replacement in patients aged eighty years and older: Early and long-term results

1996 • 147 citations

Does Digoxin Provide Additional Hemodynamic and Autonomic Benefit at Higher Doses in Patients With Mild to Moderate Heart Failure and Normal Sinus Rhythm?

1997 • 135 citations

Diastolic dysfunction in elderly patients with congestive heart failure

1989 • 123 citations

CARDIOVASCULAR AGING IN HEALTH

2000 • 115 citations

Mitral Valve Reconstruction in Elderly, Ischemic Patients

1996 • 79 citations

HEART FAILURE WITH NORMAL SYSTOLIC FUNCTION

2000 • 67 citations

Long term outcome of percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy in patients aged 70 and over

2000 • 51 citations

Effect of Digoxin on Ejection Fraction in Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

1984 • 50 citations

Iatrogenic Congestive Heart Failure in Older Adults: Clinical Course and Prognosis

1996 • 45 citations

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT, AND ETIOLOGY OF HEART FAILURE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

2000 • 43 citations

END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE

2000 • 24 citations

Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients

2000 • 19 citations

National hospital discharge survey: annual summary, 1997.

1999 • 16 citations

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE

2000 • 13 citations

Mitral balloon valvuloplasty in patients >70 years of age with severe mitral stenosis

1995 • 11 citations

INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY IN HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT

2000 • 4 citations