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Publication year: 2010
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 105, Issue 2, 15 January 2010, Pages 273-276
Nancy K., Koster , Yeruva Madhu, Reddy , Susan M., Schima , Nathan J., Almeida

Echocardiographic findings in the fastest growing segment of our population, the very elderly, are limited in the literature. We performed a retrospective analysis of 431 consecutive nonagenarians who underwent transthoracic echocardiography (2-dimensional, M-mode, pulse and continuous wave Doppler with color flow mapping) at our center. Mean age was 92.4 years, with women being the majority (73% vs 27%). Men were more likely than women to have coronary artery disease (45% vs 36%, p = 0.03), impaired left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (51% vs 40%, p <0.04), lower mean LV ejection fraction (50% vs 54%, p = 0.01), and regional wall…

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