Prognostic Value of Frailty and Diastolic Dysfunction in Elderly Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Both frailty and DD grade were significantly associated with future cardiovascular events in an elderly population with preserved ejection fraction and ≥1 risk factor of cardiovascular disease. PMID: 29709994 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation Journal - April 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kusunose K, Okushi Y, Yamada H, Nishio S, Torii Y, Hirata Y, Saijo Y, Ise T, Yamaguchi K, Yagi S, Soeki T, Wakatsuki T, Sata M Tags: Circ J Source Type: research