The electronic frailty index and outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is increasingly present in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The electronic Frailty Index (eFI) is a validated method of identifying vulnerable older patients in the community from routine primary care data. Our aim was to assess the relationship between the eFI and outcomes in older patients hospitalised with acute myocardial infarction.

Study design and setting

Retrospective cohort study using the DataLoch Heart Disease Registry comprising consecutive patients aged 65 years or over hospitalised with a myocardial infarction between October 2013 and March 2021.

Methods

Patients were classified as fit, mild, moderate, or severely frail based on their eFI score. Cox-regression analysis was used to determine the association between frailty cat

SUBMITTER: Lowry MTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11249914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature