老年人心力衰竭（下称心衰）是急重症之一，能否正确地诊断和治疗，联决于对本病的认识。现收集我院自1989年2月～1997年2月诊治的老年人心衰78例报告如下。1临床资料1.1一般资料78例中男46例，女32例年龄62—85岁平均71.6岁。基础心脏病有肺心病26例，高血压性心脏病16例，冠 Elderly heart failure (hereinafter referred to as heart failure) is one of the critical illness, whether the correct diagnosis and treatment, linked to the understanding of the disease. Now collected in our hospital from February 1989 to February 1997 diagnosis and treatment of 78 cases of elderly heart failure reported as follows. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General Information 78 cases of male 46 cases, 32 females aged 62-85 years average 71.6 years old. 26 cases of pulmonary heart disease based on heart disease, 16 cases of hypertensive heart disease, crown