Prevalence and Prognosis Impact of Frailty Among Older Adults in Cardiac Intensive Care Units

Prevalence and Prognosis Impact of Frailty Among Older Adults in Cardiac Intensive Care Units

Background: Whether frailty, defined as a biological syndrome that reflects a state of decreased physiological reserve and vulnerability to stressors, may impact the outcomes of elderly patients admitted to a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) remains unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Kim Volle, MD, Clément Delmas, MD, MSc, Jean Ferrières, MD, PhD, Olivier Toulza, MD, Stephanie Blanco, MD, MSc, Olivier Lairez, MD, PhD, Thibault Lhermusier, MD, PhD, Caroline Biendel, MD, Michel Galinier, MD, PhD, Didier Carrié, MD, PhD, Meyer Elbaz, MD, MSc, Frédéric Bouisset, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21000901

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