Abstract:Chronic congestive heart failure is a clinical syndrome based on the progressive deterioration of contractile (systolic) heart function due to structural or functional disorders. The incidence of the disease increases with age, so the prevalence in people older than 75 years is greater than 10%. Due to the different clinical presentation, the pharmacological approach to the patient is individual, and most patients are treated on an outpatient basis, according to the guidelines taken from the recommendations of… Show more
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