Preventing cardiovascular disease in older adults: One size does not fit all

Ariela R Orkaby; Oyere Onuma; Saadia Qazi; J Michael Gaziano; Jane A Driver

doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.16119

Preventing cardiovascular disease in older adults: One size does not fit all

Cleve Clin J Med. 2018 Jan;85(1):55-64. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.16119.

Authors

Ariela R Orkaby^{1

2}, Oyere Onuma³, Saadia Qazi^{4

5}, J Michael Gaziano^{6

7

8}, Jane A Driver^{9

10

11}

Affiliations

¹ VA Boston Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. aorkaby@partners.org.
³ Medical Officer, World Health Organization, Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence, and Injury Prevention, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology and Research Information Center (MAVERIC), Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁶ Preventive Cardiology Fellowship Director, VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology and Research Information Center (MAVERIC) and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Chief, Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁹ VA Boston Healthcare System, Associate Director-Clinical, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁰ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
¹¹ Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 29328899
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.16119

Abstract

Frailty and cardiovascular disease are highly interconnected and increase in prevalence with age. Identifying frailty allows for a personalized cardiovascular risk prescription and individualized management of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and lifestyle in the aging population.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Diabetes Mellitus
Female
Frail Elderly*
Frailty / complications*
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Hyperlipidemias / complications
Hypertension / complications
Life Style
Male
Precision Medicine / methods*
Risk Factors

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International