Frailty in patients affected by atrial fibrillation

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 325-327

  Polidoro, A ^a   Stefanelli, F ^a   Ciacciarelli, M ^a   Pacelli, A ^a   Di Sanzo, D ^a   Alessandri, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cognitive impairment; Frailty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; FRAILTY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84881665564     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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