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Frailty in older adults with heart disease
Dovjak, P. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022 · Heft 6 · S. 465 bis 470
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Heart failure prevalence will double in the next 40 years and affects more than 10% of persons over the age of 70 years in an age-dependent manner. Frailty is an age-associated clinical syndrome defined as a decrease in physiological reserve in situations of stress, such as operations, infections and acute illness based on a state of higher vulnerability. The prevalence is up to 74% in older individuals over the age of 80 years or those over 70 years old with a high burden of comorbidities and chronic diseases. This geriatric syndrome is associated with a worse clinical outcome and higher morbidity and mortality…
Schlagworte
Gebrechlichkeit
ältere Erwachsene
Herzkrankheit
Risikofaktoren
Lebensqualität
geriatrische Medizin
Frailty
Heart Diseases
Aged
Risk Factors
Quality of Life
Geriatrics
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