Diabetes mellitus, frailty and prognosis in very elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes.

CONCLUSIONS: About 40% of elderly patients with ACS had previous known DM diagnosis. The association between DM and outcomes was different according to frailty status.
PMID: 30671867 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - January 22, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gual M, Formiga F, Ariza-Solé A, López-Palop R, Sanchís J, Marín F, Vidán MT, Martínez-Sellés M, Sionis A, Sánchez-Salado JC, Lorente V, Díez-Villanueva P, Vives-Borrás M, Cordero A, Bueno H, Alegre O, Abu-Assi E, Cequier À, LONGEVO-SCA registr Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research