Frailty Syndrome in cardiovascular disease: Clinical significance and research tools

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 303-309

  Uchmanowicz, Izabella ^a   Lisiak, Magdalena ^a   Wontor, Radosław ^b   Łoboz Rudnicka, Maria ^b   Jankowska Polańska, Beata ^a   Łoboz Grudzień, Krystyna ^a,b   Jaarsma, Tiny ^c  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b T Marciniak Lower Silesia Specialist Hospital Wroclaw   (Poland)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; elderly; Frailty Syndrome; risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY SYNDROME; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; SYNDROME;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME;

EID: 84937041027     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515114568059     Document Type: Article

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