Effect of frailty on treatment, hospitalisation and death in patients with chronic heart failure.

Shirley SzeP PellicoriJ ZhangJ WestonI B SquireA L Clark

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2021)

Frailty in patients with HeFREF is associated with sub-optimal medical treatment. Frail patients are more likely to die or be admitted to hospital, but whether frail or not, many events are non-CV.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
community dwelling
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
combination therapy
replacement therapy
adverse drug