Frailty and incident heart failure in older men: the British Regional Heart Study

Objective Frailty and heart failure (HF) are cross-sectionally associated. Published longitudinal data are very limited. We sought to investigate associations between frailty and incident HF.Methods Prospective study of 1722 men, examined at age 72–91 years. Scores based on the Fried phenotype, Gill...

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Main Authors: Sheena E Ramsay, Lucy T Lennon, S Goya Wannamethee, Peter H Whincup, Douglas GJ McKechnie, A Olia Papacosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001571.full