Incidence and Risk Factors of Future Need for Long-Term Care Insurance in Japanese Elderly Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

CONCLUSIONS: In elderly patients with LV systolic dysfunction, the incidence of LTCI requirement was more common than that for community-dwelling people; its risk factors did not include LVEF, but included many other non-cardiac comorbidities and therapies, suggesting the need for interdisciplinary cooperation to prevent disabilities.PMID:34789610 | DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0580

Source: Circulation Journal - November 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shinya Fujiki Takeshi Kashimura Yuji Okura Kunio Kodera Hiroshi Watanabe Komei Tanaka Shogo Bannai Taturo Hatano Takahiro Tanaka Nobutaka Kitamura Tohru Minamino Takayuki Inomata Source Type: research