Aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio is associated with frailty and mortality in older patients with heart failure

Aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio is associated with frailty and mortality in older patients with heart failure

Abstract Frailty is a common comorbidity associated with adverse events in patients with heart failure, and early recognition is key to improving its management. We hypothesized that the AST to ALT ratio (AAR) could be a marker of frailty in patients with heart failure. Data from the FRAGILE-HF stud...

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Main Authors: Daichi Maeda, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, Kentaro Jujo, Kazuya Saito, Kentaro Kamiya, Hiroshi Saito, Yuki Ogasahara, Emi Maekawa, Masaaki Konishi, Takeshi Kitai, Kentaro Iwata, Hiroshi Wada, Masaru Hiki, Taishi Dotare, Tsutomu Sunayama, Takatoshi Kasai, Hirofumi Nagamatsu, Tetsuya Ozawa, Katsuya Izawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Naoki Aizawa, Ryusuke Yonezawa, Kazuhiro Oka, Shin-ichi Momomura, Yuya Matsue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91368-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91368-z

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