Progression of frailty and cardiovascular outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries.
Yusi GongYang SongJiaman XuHuaying DongDaniel B KramerAriela R OrkabyJohn A DodsonJordan B StromPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
In this large, nationwide sample of older Medicare beneficiaries, frailty progression, independent of age and baseline frailty, was associated with fewer DAH and a graded risk of MACCE, all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and ischemic stroke compared to those with frailty regression.