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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 674 cases of elderly patients with heart failure and clinical features of the main drug Study: Zhong Zhou Lijuan Zhang Xiangyang Alpine [Keywords:] old age, heart failure, clinical analysis In recent years, both at home and abroad to guide heart failure -blockers and ACEI classes such as the drug of choice for treatment of heart failure. However, some regions of China survey shows that drug treatment of heart failure during hospitalization still diuretics, nitrates the main class and digitalis, -blockers and ACEI use, although gradually increased, but heart failure is still a certain gap between the requirements in the guidelines. This study analyzed the clinical characteristics in elderly patients with heart failure, drug treatment status and effort failure treatment guidelines in clinical practice impact of the work for future clinical safer and more effective application of drugs to prevent and control heart failure and improve the quality of life of patients to provide a scientific basis. 1 Subjects and methods 1.1 Object January 2005 to December 2007 Department of Cardiology, hospital inpatients, the first diagnosis of heart failure, and agegt; = 60 years of age. Eligible cases must meet the following conditions: a basis for heart disease, the signs and symptoms consistent with Framingham Diagnostic criteria of heart failure, at least one or more objective indicators of cardiovascular abnormalities, the same patients hospitalized more than once in the same year, taking the last medical records. Exclusion criteria: acute myocardial infarction and 1 month after acute myocarditis, inadequate hospital 24 h discharge or death, other serious diseases or conditions, such as HIV infection, malignancy, primary liver disease significantly, history data is not complete. 1.2 Methods Using the method reproduces the case, records the following indicators: general clinical data, basic cardiac causes, predisposing f