Clinical Frailty Scale classes are independently associated with 6-month mortality for patients after acute myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Data on the prognostic value of frailty to guide clinical decision-making for patients with myocardial infarction (MI) are scarce. To analyse the association between frailty classification, treatment patterns, in-hospital outcomes, and 6-month mortality in a large population of patients with MI.

Methods and results

An observational, multicentre study with a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data using the SWEDEHEART registry. In total, 3381 MI patients with a level of frailty assessed using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS-9) were included. Of these patients, 2509 (74.2%) were classified as non-vulnerable non-frail (CFS 1-3), 446 (13.2%) were vulnerable non-frail (CFS 4), and 426 (12.6%) were frail (CFS 5-9). Frailty and non-frail vulnerability were assoc

SUBMITTER: Ekerstad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826894 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature