Is there benefit in optimising heart failure treatment in over-80 year-old patients? (HF-80 study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria in HF 80 study

Inclusion criteria:
	Aged over-80 year-old subjects
	Hospitalized for an acute heart failure
	Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction ≤ 35%
	Evaluated life expectancy (Seattle Heart failure score) > 1 year
Exclusion criteria:
	Dementia (evaluated by MMSE)
	Do not understand French language
	Followed with an optimized management
	With reduced mobility
	Recruited in another clinical trial or in a HF management network
	Acute HF with curable aetiology: cardiovascular surgery for coronary artery bypass graft or valvular replacement, angioplasty
	MDRD < 30 ml/min/1.73 m²

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