Coexisting Frailty With Heart Failure

Coexisting Frailty With Heart Failure

People over 65 years of age constitute over 80% of patients with heart failure (HF) and the incidence of HF is 10 per 1,000 in people aged above 65 years. Approximately 25% of older patients with HF exhibit evidence of frailty. Frail patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a worse prognosis...

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Main Authors: Izabella Uchmanowicz, Jadwiga Nessler, Robbert Gobbens, Andrzej Gackowski, Donata Kurpas, Ewa Straburzynska-Migaj, Marta Kałuzna-Oleksy, Ewa A. Jankowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
frailty syndrome
elderly
management
therapeutic concepts
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00791/full

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