Hospitalization-associated disability in older adults with valvular heart disease: incidence, risk factors and its association with care processes.

CONCLUSION: Half of the older adults with VHD developed HAD. The results indicate a potential association between HAD and care processes, which could be used as quality measures and intervention targets. Validation in larger cohort studies is recommended.
PMID: 29301463 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Cardiologica - January 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Acta Cardiol Source Type: research