【摘要】Cor pulmonale is our country the elderly, the north see more common, especially the rural poor was higher, the disease duration long, progressive increase, still cannot be cured, only clinical ease. The morbidity and mortality is high.

    【关键词】老年;肺心病;患者;健康指导

    【中图分类号】R425 【文献标识码】B 【文章编号】1005-0515(2011)05-0068-02

    经临床实践发现，随着年龄的增长，肺心病的患病率、死亡率逐渐升高，除少数死于儿童期外，95%以上的患者在55岁以后死亡。老年肺心病患者的死亡率与急性呼吸道感染发作的次数、是否及时诊治及合理氧疗与否都有直接关系 ......