Frailty in Advanced Heart Failure: A Consequence of Aging or a Separate Entity?
There are over 5 million Americans with heart failure (HF), the majority of whom are over age 65. Frailty is a systemic syndrome associated with aging that produces subclinical dysfunction across multiple organ systems and leads to an increased risk for morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of fra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S19698 |