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Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Nutrition in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2017; 45(5): 113-116 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2017.70430

Nutrition in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases

Deniz Suna Erdinçler, Suna Avcı
Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

Elderly population is rapidly increasing in Turkey as well as in the world. There are a number of factors that affect the nutritional status of elderly. Factors such as physiological changes that occur with aging, socioeconomic factors, dementia, depression, large number of chronic illnesses and excessive use of drugs, and low intake of food on the grounds of illness affect the feeding of elderly. Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure are more common in elderly and nutrition in these diseases is important in terms of mortality and morbidity.

Keywords: Nutrition, cardiac cachexia, cardiovascular disease, elderly.

How to cite this article
Deniz Suna Erdinçler, Suna Avcı. Nutrition in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2017; 45(5): 113-116

Corresponding Author: Deniz Suna Erdinçler, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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