Frailty assessment in the cardiovascular care of older adults

Due to the aging and increasingly complex nature of our patients, frailty has become a high-priority theme in cardiovascular medicine. Despite the recognition of frailty as a pivotal element in the evaluation of older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD), there has yet to be a road map to facili...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 63; no. 8; p. 747
Main Authors:	Afilalo, Jonathan, Alexander, Karen P, Mack, Michael J, Maurer, Mathew S, Green, Philip, Allen, Larry A, Popma, Jeffrey J, Ferrucci, Luigi, Forman, Daniel E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 04.03.2014
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis Cardiovascular Diseases - psychology Frail Elderly - psychology Geriatric Assessment - methods Humans Prospective Studies Retrospective Studies Surveys and Questionnaires - standards cardiovascular disease frailty elderly
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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