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Frailty phenotype in heart failure: A condition that transcends age.
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Mar 2023
Valdiviesso Rui, Moreira Emília, Martins Sónia, Azevedo Luís Filipe, Ataíde Rosário, Fernandes Lia, Silva-Cardoso José, Borges Nuno
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Studies on younger frail and pre-frail subjects suffering from heart failure (HF) are scarce, except for those focusing on the critically ill. This work aims to describe differences between younger (<65 years) and older (≥65 years) pre-frail and frail HF outpatients regarding their nutritional, functional and clinical statuses. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 99 HF...
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