Clinical Frailty Scale classes are independently associated with 6-month mortality for patients after acute myocardial infarction.
Niklas EkerstadDariush JavadzadehKaren P AlexanderOlle BergströmLars EureniusMats FredriksonGudny GudnadottirClaes HeldKarin Hellström ÄngerudRadwan JahjahTomas JernbergEwa MattssonKjell MelanderLinda MellbinMonica OhlssonAnnica Ravn FischerLars SvennbergTroels YndigegnJoakim AlfredssonPublished in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2022)
Frailty assessed with the CFS was independently and strongly associated with all-cause 6-month mortality, also after comprehensive adjustment for baseline differences in other risk factors. Similarly, non-frail vulnerability was independently associated with higher mortality compared with those with preserved functional ability.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiovascular events
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- community dwelling
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- climate change
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported