Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a significant clinical and financial burden on the health care system and a leading cause of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality in older adults. However, elderly patients often have coexisting multimorbidity, frailty, and malnutrition, making it challenging to assess and treat HF. As a result, Western medicine alone is rarely sufficient to address these issues, and a holistic approach that incorporates Kampo medicine can be beneficial. Specifically, overseeing volume control and slightness by adding Kampo recipes might assist with further developing wellbeing related personal satisfaction and significantly influence guess in HF. The role of Kampo medicine in elderly patients with HF and frailty is outlined in this review article.