The impact of cardiovascular health and frailty on mortality for males and females across the life course

Abstract Background The effect of frailty and poor cardiovascular health on mortality for males and females is not fully elucidated. We investigated whether the combined burden of frailty and poor cardiovascular health is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality by sex an...

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Main Authors: Jack Quach, Olga Theou, Judith Godin, Kenneth Rockwood, Dustin Scott Kehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02593-w