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Changes in vulnerability among older patients with cardiovascular disease in the first 90 days after hospital discharge: A secondary analysis of a cohort study.

Jinjiao WangMary S DietrichSusan P BellCathy A MaxwellSandra F SimmonsSunil Kripalaninull null
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
After adjusting for preceding vulnerability and covariates, older hospitalised patients with cardiovascular disease referred to HHC had delayed recovery in vulnerability in first initial 30 days after hospital discharge and greater improvement in vulnerability from 30 to 90 days after hospital discharge. HHC seemed to facilitate improvement in vulnerability among older patients with cardiovascular disease from 30 to 90 days after hospital discharge.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • climate change
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  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • cardiovascular events