Frailty is an independent prognostic marker in elderly patients with myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are increasingly older. Conventional prognostic scales include chronological age but do not consider vulnerability. In elderly patients, a frail phenotype represents a better reflection of biological age.

Hypothesis

This study aims to determine the prevalence of frailty and its influence on patients age ≥75 years with ACS.

Methods

Patients age ≥75 years admitted due to type 1 myocardial infarction were included in 2 tertiary hospitals, and clinical data were collected prospectively. Frailty was defined at admission using the previously validated Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe Frailty Index (SHARE-FI) tool. The primary endpoint was the combination of death or nonfatal myocardial reinfarction during a f

SUBMITTER: Alonso Salinas GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6490378 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature