The burden of frailty in heart failure: Prevalence, impacts on clinical outcomes and the role of heart failure medications

• Main Authors: Hsi‐Yu Lai (Author), Shih‐Tsung Huang (Author), Stefan D. Anker (Author), Stephan vonHaehling (Author), Masahiro Akishita (Author), Hidenori Arai (Author), Liang‐Kung Chen (Author), Fei‐Yuan Hsiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Frailty often coexists with heart failure (HF), which significantly aggravates the clinical outcomes of older adults. However, studies investigating the interplay between frailty and HF in older adults are scarce. We aimed to assess the prevalence of frailty using the cumulative...