Frailty Among Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Outcomes From Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Volume: 8, Issue: 17
Published: Sep 3, 2019
Abstract
Background Frailty is a predictor of adverse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI ). Methods and Results We estimated the prevalence of frailty among adults age ≥75 years admitted with AMI and examined the relationship between frailty, interventions, and mortality. We used the Premier Healthcare Database to identify older adults with primary diagnoses of AMI . We classified individuals as frail or not using the validated Claims‐based...
Paper Details
Title
Frailty Among Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Outcomes From Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Published Date
Sep 3, 2019
Volume
8
Issue
17
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