The Effect of Frailty on 30-day Mortality Risk in Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure Attended in the Emergency Department
ObjectiveThe objective was to determine the effect of frailty on risk of 30-day mortality in nonseverely disabled older patients with acute heart failure (AHF) attended in emergency departments (EDs). MethodologyThe Frailty-AHF Study is a retrospective analysis of a multicenter, observational, prosp...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau) |
| Repositorio: | r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau |
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| Sumario: | ObjectiveThe objective was to determine the effect of frailty on risk of 30-day mortality in nonseverely disabled older patients with acute heart failure (AHF) attended in emergency departments (EDs). MethodologyThe Frailty-AHF Study is a retrospective analysis of a multicenter, observational, prospective, cohort study (Older-AHF Register). This study included consecutive patients 65 years of age without severe functional dependence or dementia attended for AHF in three Spanish EDs for 4 months. Frailty was defined by frailty phenotype as the presence of three or more domains. Baseline and episode characteristics and 30-day mortality were collected in all the patients. ResultsA total of 465 patients with a mean (SD) age of 82 (+/- 7) years were included, 283 (61.0%) being female and 225 (51.3%) with severe comorbidity (Charlson index 3). Frailty was present in 169 (36.3%). The rate of 30-day mortality was 7.3%. Frailty adjusted for potential confounding factors was an independent factor associated with 30-day mortality (adjusted hazard ratio=2.5; 95% confidence interval= 1.0 to 6.0; p=0.047). ConclusionThe presence of frailty is an independent risk factor of 30-day mortality in nonsevere dependent older patients attended with AHF in EDs. |
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