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Objective To review the clinical characteristics and current management strategy and to examine the factors to be considered in the selection of treatment options for mitral regurgitation (MR) in elderly inpatients.Methods Elderly patients(≥60years old)who had been diagnosed with moderate to severe MR by transthoracic echocardiography and hospitalized from May 1,2014 to April 30,2015were included in this study (N=680).Patients were grouped according to therapy:the surgery group (n=372) and the medication group (n=308).Data at baseline including medical history and echocardiography were collected for comparison between the two groups and for analysis of factors associated with treatment choice.Results Of the 680 patients with moderate to severe MR,45.3％ were treated with medication.Compared with the surgery group,patients in the medication group were older,with a lower prevalence of primary MR,a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease and higher Euroscore-Ⅱ scores (all P＜0.01).Furthermore,the medication group had a lower prevalence of moderate MR(75/308 or 24.4％ vs.200/372 or 53.8％,P＜ 0.01),a lower left ventricular ejection fraction (47.8 ± 16.1) ％ vs (61.5 ± 9.2)％(P＜0.01),and a larger left ventricular end diastolic diameter(59.2±11.4)mmw (55.8±8.8)mm (P＜ 0.01).Besides,multivariable analysis revealed that regurgitation grade,left ventricular ejection fraction,multiple valve disease,age,and diabetes were correlated with therapy decisions(OR=62.067,1.089,4.791,0.879 and 0.414,respectively,P＜0.01 or P＜0.05).Conclusions Old age,impaired left ventricular ejection fraction,low regurgitation grade,diabetes,and absence of multiple valves are the most salientfactors for which surgery should not be selected.
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Diabetes mellitus is particularly prevalent among aging people in recent years.Compared with diabetes in young and middle aged,geriatric diabetes has specific pathophysiology.Macrovascular complications of Type 2 diabetes including coronary heart disease,myocardial infarction,heart failure,stroke and peripheral artery disease,cause increased disability and mortality in aged populations.In order to prevent macrovascular complications,management strategies should be taken in treating hyperglycemia,hypertension,dyslipidemia,and hypercoagulability.