Cardiopulmonary Emergencies in Older Adults.
Aged
Anticoagulants
/ therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation
/ diagnosis
COVID-19
/ diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Heart Failure
/ diagnosis
Humans
Lung
/ diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia
/ diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism
/ diagnosis
Radiography, Thoracic
Thrombotic Stroke
/ prevention & control
Ultrasonography
Atrial fibrillation
COVID-19
Congestive heart failure
Older adults
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism
Journal
Emergency medicine clinics of North America
ISSN: 1558-0539
Titre abrégé: Emerg Med Clin North Am
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8219565
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
entrez:
17
4
2021
pubmed:
18
4
2021
medline:
28
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Older adults are susceptible to serious illnesses, including atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in this age group and can cause complications such as thromboembolic events and stroke. Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of hospital admission and readmission in the older adult population. Older adults are at higher risk for pulmonary embolism because of age-related changes and comorbidities. Pneumonia is also prevalent and is one of the leading causes of death.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33863462
pii: S0733-8627(21)00020-1
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.01.010
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anticoagulants
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
323-338Informations de copyright
Published by Elsevier Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure Statement The authors have nothing to disclose.