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Current Understanding of the Role of Frailty in Cardiovascular Disease

Yoshihiro Uchikado, Yoshiyuki Ikeda, Mitsuru Ohishi

Circulation Journal · 2020

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Summary

The elderly population is increasing because of increasing life expectancy, and the prevalence of frailty increases with age. Frailty commonly coexists with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure (HF), aortic stenosis (AS), and atrial fibrillation (AF). Frail patients who undergo revascularization for CAD have higher complication rates; those with HF have a high prevalence of poor outcomes, and those with AF are vulnerable to increased stroke incidence. Moreover, frailty and asymptomatic severe AS were independent factors for mortality. The presence of frailty can lead to poor clinical outcomes, and frailty has been identified as a risk factor for mortality. Thus, the identification of frail patients who are at higher risks of disability and ad

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1253/circj.cj-20-0594
Catalogue ID
SNmojbip2i-hue7y8
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