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Frailty in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Why, When, and How to Measure
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of impaired resistance to stressors due to a decline in physiologic reserve. Frailty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) share a common biological pathway, and CVD may accelerate the development of frailty. Frailty is identified in 25% to 50% of patients with CVD, depend...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Current Science Inc.
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3165117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12170-011-0186-0 |