Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference 2002: Management of heart disease in the elderly patient
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is a major health issue for the elderly patient. Many diagnostic, therapeutic and ethical issues are specific for the the older adult with heart disease. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2002 Consensus Conference provides recommendations for the most frequently encountered cardiac problems in the elderly patient. A common theme of the recommendations is the need to apply the best evidence based medicine together with an assessment of frailty, comorbidity and quality of life. A major goal of the conference was to identify treatments that are not optimally used in the older patient.
Source and rights
Published by The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2004. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society
- Published
- 2004
- Applies to
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- The Canadian journal of cardiology
- PubMed
- 15190403
- Added to Prognia
- 23 July 2026
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