November 8, 2011CirculationOpen Access

Frailty Is Independently Associated With Short-Term Outcomes for Elderly Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Why the study?

Does frailty predict short-term adverse outcomes in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?

Population

307 patients aged ≥ 75 years with diagnosed non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Comparison

Frailty vs Non-frail patients

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

1 month

Authors

NENiklas EkerstadLinköping University ESEva SwahnGeneral Cardiology MJMagnus JanzonInterventional Cardiology

Discussion

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Implication

May aid short-term risk stratification in elderly NSTEMI; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does frailty predict short-term adverse outcomes in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?

Population

307 patients aged ≥ 75 years with diagnosed non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Intervention

Frailty (defined according to the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale)

Comparator

Non-frail patients

Outcome

Composite outcome (death from any cause, myocardial reinfarction, revascularization due to ischemia, hospitalization for any cause, major bleeding, stroke/transient ischemic attack, and need for dialysis up to 1 month after inclusion)composite

Frailty is a strong, independent predictor of short-term mortality and adverse events in elderly patients presenting with NSTEMI.

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Ekerstad et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1098f14fb650da4fffb503 https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.111.025452

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Frailty Is Independently Associated With Short-Term Outcomes for Elderly Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Frailty Is Independently Associated With Short-Term Outcomes for Elderly Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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