With the aging of the population, heart failure is fast becoming an epidemic the medical community needs to deal with. In special patient populations, such as the elderly, the question of treatment cannot be a simple one. All of the authors who have contributed to this book are nationally and internationally recognized experts in cardiovascular disease as it appears in the elderly. They are dedicated to improving care for older persons and their many years of personal experience enable them to summarize and synthesize their respective topics with unique insights that are highly beneficial to the reader.