Frailty in cardiology: definition, assessment and clinical implications for general cardiology. A consensus document of the Council for Cardiology Practice (CCP), Association for Acute Cardio Vascular Care (ACVC), Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Council on Valvular Heart Diseases (VHD), Council on Hypertension (CHT), Council of Cardio-Oncology (CCO), Working Group (WG) Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases, WG e-Cardiology, WG Thrombosis, of the European Society of Cardiology, European Primary Care Cardiology Society (EPCCS)

Richter, Dimitrios; Guasti, Luigina; Walker, David; Lambrinou, Ekaterini; Lionis, Christos; Abreu, Ana; Savelieva, Irina; Fumagalli, Stefano; Bo, Mario; Rocca, Bianca; T. Jensen, Magnus; Piérard, Luc; Sudano, Isabella; Aboyans, Victor; Asteggiano, Riccardo

doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa167

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Frailty in cardiology: definition, assessment and clinical implications for general cardiology. A consensus document of the Council for Cardiology Practice (CCP), Association for Acute Cardio Vascular Care (ACVC), Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Council on Valvular Heart Diseases (VHD), Council on Hypertension (CHT), Council of Cardio-Oncology (CCO), Working Group (WG) Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases, WG e-Cardiology, WG Thrombosis, of the European Society of Cardiology, European Primary Care Cardiology Society (EPCCS)

Published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology • Dec 31, 2020

Authors:

Dimitrios Richter

Luigina Guasti

David Walker

Abstract

Frailty is a health condition leading to many adverse clinical outcomes. The relationship between frailty and advanced age, multimorbidity and disability has a significant impact on healthcare systems. Frailty increases cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality both in patients with or without kno...

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Medicine

Intensive care medicine

Multidisciplinary approach

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