[Frailty in older adults with chronic heart failure in a hospital from Lima].

Jhovana Carhuallanqui BastidasEleazar Guino Mejía Sánchez José Luis Carhuallanqui Bastidas Fernando Iván Villanueva Pérez Erika Ludeña Riveros

Published in: Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascular (2021)

The prevalence of frailty was high in patients older than 60 years in the chronic heart failure program. Older patients with more comorbidities were at higher risk of frailty, highlighting the need for comprehensive assessment and screening for frailty in order to design secondary prevention programs in a timely manner.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
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end stage renal disease
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healthcare
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public health
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
middle aged
risk factors
emergency department
electronic health record