Frailty and heart disease.
Frailty is emerging as a syndrome of pre-disability that can identify persons at risk for negative outcomes. Its presence places the individual at risk for rapid deterioration when a major event such as myocardial infarction or hospitalization occurs. In patients with cardiovascular disease, frailty is about three times more prevalent than among elderly persons without. Screening for frailty in heart disease is important not only because of its prognostic value, but also because a variety of therapeutic interventions are available.
Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: stephan.von.haehling@web.de.
Stephan
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von Haehling
Stefan D
SD
Anker
Wolfram
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Doehner
John E
JE
Morley
Bruno
B
Vellas
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019468:Disease Management; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*
Aging; Frailty; Geriatrics; Heart disease