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The interaction between physical frailty and prognostic impact of heart failure medication in elderly patients

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Frailty is highly prevalent and associated with poor prognoses in elderly patients with heart failure (HF). However, the potential effects of physical frailty on the benefits of HF medications in… Click to show full abstract

Frailty is highly prevalent and associated with poor prognoses in elderly patients with heart failure (HF). However, the potential effects of physical frailty on the benefits of HF medications in elderly patients with HF are unclear. We aimed to determine the influence of physical frailty on the prognosis of HF medications in elderly patients with HF with reduced and mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFr/mrEF).

Keywords: physical frailty; heart failure; elderly patients; frailty

Journal Title: ESC Heart Failure
Year Published: 2023

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