Comparison of Physical Frailty Assessments in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a known determinant of poor clinical outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, prevalence estimates and effect sizes vary in part due to multiple tools available to measure frailty.

Objectives

This study aimed to compare the prevalence and prognostic value of six commonly used frailty assessments in adults with HFpEF.

Methods

We examined 203 outpatients with HFpEF seen at Weill Cornell Medicine from June 2018 to August 2022. The following frailty scales were compared: the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), the Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and Loss of Weight scale (FRAIL) scale, the 5-m gait speed test, the 5 timed sit-to-stand test, hypoalbuminemia, and the modified body mass index score. The primary e

SUBMITTER: Zainul O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683403 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature