The burden of cardiovascular disease in the elderly: morbidity, mortality, and costs

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older Americans imposes a huge burden in mortality, morbidity, disability, functional decline, and health care costs. In light of the projected growth of the population of older adults over the next several decades, the societal burden attributable to CVD will continu...

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Published in:Clinics in geriatric medicine Vol. 25; no. 4; p. 563
Main Authors: Yazdanyar, Ali, Newman, Anne B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.11.2009
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - classification
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases - economics
Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality
Cause of Death
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Female
Forecasting
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Health Care Costs - trends
Health Expenditures - trends
Humans
Male
Population Dynamics
Quality of Life
United States
United States
ISSN:1879-8853, 1879-8853
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Summary:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older Americans imposes a huge burden in mortality, morbidity, disability, functional decline, and health care costs. In light of the projected growth of the population of older adults over the next several decades, the societal burden attributable to CVD will continue to rise. There is thus an enormous opportunity to foster successful aging and to increase functional life years through expanded efforts aimed at CVD prevention. This article provides an overview of the epidemiology of CVD in older adults, including an assessment of the impact of CVD on mortality, morbidity, and health care costs.
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ISSN:1879-8853
1879-8853
DOI:10.1016/j.cger.2009.07.007