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Physical Frailty Phenotype and the Development of Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults with Coronary Heart Disease.
The American journal of medicine - 1 May 2021
Damluji Abdulla A, Chung Shang-En, Xue Qian-Li, Hasan Rani K, Walston Jeremy D, Forman Daniel E, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Moscucci Mauro, Batchelor Wayne, Resar Jon R, Gerstenblith Gary
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BACKGROUND: Frailty, a clinical state of vulnerability, is associated with subsequent adverse geriatric syndromes in the general population. We examined the long-term impact of frailty on geriatric outcomes among older patients with coronary heart disease. METHODS: We used the National Health and Aging Trends Study, a prospective cohort study linked to a Medicare sample. Coronary heart disease was identified by...
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