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Effect of frailty on treatment, hospitalisation and death in patients with chronic heart failure

BACKGROUND: Frailty is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and is associated with poor outcomes. The natural history of frail patients with CHF is unknown. METHODS: Frailty was assessed using the clinical frailty scale (CFS) in 467 consecutive patients with CHF (67% male, median age...

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Autores principales: Sze, S., Pellicori, P., Zhang, J., Weston, J., Squire, I. B., Clark, A. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8318949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33399955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-020-01792-w