Rising elderly population spikes incidence of heart failure. (Framingham Study).
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-FEB-02
Author: Splete, Heidi
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CHICAGO -- The incidence of congestive heart failure among people aged 75 years and older increased significantly between 1970-1974 and 19901994, Dr. William H. Barker said at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.
In a retrospective cohort study of patients aged 65 years and older, researchers...
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