Epidemiology of Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT: Multimorbidity is the most significant condition affecting older adults, and it impacts every component of health care management and delivery. Multimorbidity significantly increases with age. For individuals with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, multimorbidity has a significant effect on the presentation of the disease and the diagnosis, management, and patient-centered preferences in care. Evidence-based therapeutics have focused on cardiovascular focused morbidity. Over the next 25 years, the proportion of adults aged 65 and older is estimated to increase three-fold. The needs of these patients require a fundamental shift in care from single disease practices to a more patient-centered framework.

SUBMITTER: Bell SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572192 | biostudies-other | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other