Falls in older persons living with heart failure-taking a step back & thinking beyond GDMTs
Nur Ezzati Alias
Aimy Abdullah
Norashikin Saidon
Noor Azleen Ahmad Tarmizi
Raja Ezman Raja Shariff
Abstract：Falls remain a prevalent source of injury in daily life and underlying aetiology of falls are often complex and multi-factorial.[1,2] Older persons living with heart failure (OPLHF) are of a particular interest when discussing falls as multiple factors associated with heart failure (HF) aetiology and treatment are assumedly implicated in falls occurrence. A retrospective study reported a 14% increased risk of falls among OPLHF, and prospective data has shown that up to 40% of HF patients may experience a fall within a year from diagnosis.[1,2] However, the true prevalence of falls among OPLHF remains largely undocumented in Asia. The aim of our study was to identify the prevalence of falls among OPLHF within an Asian population, and determine risk factors associated with its development, in OPLHF.
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Publication Date：2025-07-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-16(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 695-700 )