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Frailty in older patients with atrial fibrillation in Vietnam: a comparison between the physical frailty phenotype and the Clinical Frailty Scale.
BMC geriatrics - 2 Feb 2026
Nguyen Tan Van, Nguyen Huy Quoc, Chen Lilin, Woodward Mark, Nguyen Tu Ngoc
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BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on the prevalence of frailty and its impact on health outcomes in older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) in Vietnam. This study aimed to (1) Compare the agreement of the physical frailty phenotype (Fried’s criteria) and the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in identifying frailty in older adults with AF, and (2) Compare the associations of these frailty definitions with...
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