Heart Failure Care in Older Adults Needs More Than Just…

Heart Failure Care in Older Adults Needs More Than Just Medication, New AHA Statement Says A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) highlights the need for a more personalized and comprehensive approach to heart failure care in older adults, emphasizing that successful treatment extends beyond medications alone. Heart failure affects millions of people worldwide and disproportionately impacts adults over the age of 65. Older patients account for nearly 80% of heart failure-related hospitalizations and often face additional challenges such as frailty, multiple chronic illnesses, cognitive decline, social isolation, and medication burden. The statement notes that proven heart failure therapies—including angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibi