Impact of Frailty in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases. A Review

Abstract

In aim to elucidate relationships that link frailty and cardiovascular pathologies PubMed, NCBI, ResearchGate databases were searched using keywords "frailty," " heart failure," "hypertension," "arrhythmias" for the period 2018- 2022. Frailty, as the primary geriatric syndrome, has extended its significance to the field of cardiology. The prevalence of frailty among ambulatory heart failure patients ranges from 19% to 52%, while among hospitalized patients the burden of frailty is higher, reaching 56% to 76%.