Advances in research on the association of frailty with heart failure / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Frailty is very common in heart failure patients and adversely affects the ability of self-care and quality of life.It is a strong and independent predictor of increased visits to outpatient and emergency departments,rates of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality.Furthermore,preoperative frailty is associated with increased risk of complications and death in patients with advanced heart failure referred for left ventricular assist devices or heart transplants.