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Cardiovascular Drug Therapy in the Elderly (Hardcover, 1988 ed.)
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Cardiovascular Drug Therapy in the Elderly (Hardcover, 1988 ed.)
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, 72
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Cardiovascular drug therapy has markedly progressed in the recent
decades. Not only have new drugs been introduced to clinical
practice, but new classes of drugs have been developed. While in
1960 the practicing cardiolo gist had a selection of about only ten
drugs, in 1987 about 150 drugs are routinely used in cardiovascular
diseases. Elderly patients, however, usually do not enjoy the full
benefit of this progress. This might be due to lack of knowledge, a
conservative approach, or the worldwide tendency not to try new
drugs in the elderly. It is now clear that the majority of patients
that will be treated in car diovascular clinics will be, in the
near future, elderly patients. Even now, elderly patients form
about one-third of the patients with cardiovascular diseases. These
patients are approached, however, according to criteria devel oped
for younger populations. This is despite the fact that elderly
patients differ from younger ones in most aspects, including
pathology, epidemiol ogy, pathophysiology, diagnostic approach,
management, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, rehabilitation, and
supportive treatment. It is the purpose of this book to present to
the clinician all drugs with which there is clinical experience in
the elderly or which might be potentially useful for the elderly
with cardiovascular diseases. The data are presented without the
authors taking a position. This should allow the clinicians to make
their own selection and individualize treatment, vii viii Preface
based on a wide data base. Comparative data are presented only when
specific comparative studies were performed."
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