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Pharmacotherapy of Congestive Heart Failure in Elderly Patients

Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Hanspeter Brunner-La Rocca, MD

Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

With longer life expectancy, as well as better survival rates after myocardial infarction, the population of elderly patients with congestive heart failure steadily increases. Large, randomized, placebo-controlled studies have shown significant beneficial effects for several classes of drugs (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, ß-blockers, aldosterone antagonists) in patients with congestive heart failure. In most of these studies, however, elderly patients were either excluded or represented only a minority of the study population. Therefore, the treatment benefit for the large population of patients aged 65 and older is still not very well documented. In this paper, we critically review the current literature with regard to outcome of heart failure therapy in this particular subpopulation.

Key Words: congestive heart failure • elderly patients • pharmacotherapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vol. 10, No. 2, 85-94 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/107424840501000202


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