Subclinical cardiovascular disease and risk of incident frailty: The British Regional Heart Study

CONCLUSION: Subclinical CVD, as measured by CIMT, is associated with greater risk of incident frailty in older men over three year follow-up, independent of the development of clinically-apparent stroke, heart failure, or myocardial infarction, and may be a modifiable risk factor for frailty. This association may be stronger in very old age.PMID:34428478 | DOI:10.1016/j.exger.2021.111522

Source: Experimental Gerontology - August 24, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Douglas G J McKechnie A Olia Papacosta Lucy T Lennon Elizabeth A Ellins Julian P J Halcox Sheena E Ramsay Peter H Whincup S Goya Wannamethee Source Type: research