Prognostic effect of systematic geriatric assessment on patients with acute heart failure
Lara Aguilar‐Iglesias,
Ana Merino‐Merino,
Ester Sanchez‐Corral
et al.
Abstract:AimsFrailty and dependence are frequent in patients admitted for acute heart failure (AHF), but their prognostic significance is unknown, especially in young adults. We aimed to study in adults admitted for AHF, regardless of age, the effect of frailty and dependence on the incidence of mortality and a combined event of mortality, readmissions for AHF, and visits to the emergency room (ER) for AHF at 1 and 6 months.Methods and resultsWe designed a prospective cohort study by including all the patients with AHF… Show more
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