Association Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study.

ABSTRACT: Many older survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) experience functional decline, an outcome of primary importance to older adults. Mobility impairment has been proposed as a risk factor for functional decline but has not been evaluated to date in older patients hospitalized for AMI. To examine the association of mobility impairment, measured during hospitalization, as a risk marker for functional decline among older patients with AMI. Prospective cohort study among 94 academic and community hospitals in the United States. Participants were 2587 hospitalized patients with AMI who were 75 years or older. The study dates were January 2013 to June 2017. Mobility was evaluated during AMI hospitalization using the Timed "Up and Go," with scores categorized as preserved mobility (≤15 seco

SUBMITTER: Hajduk AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6784755 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature