Risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in frail and pre-frail older adults: Results from a meta-analysis and exploratory meta-regression analysis

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-73

  Veronese, Nicola ^a,b,i   Cereda, Emanuele ^c   Stubbs, Brendon ^d,e,ac   Solmi, Marco ^a,b,f   Luchini, Claudio ^g,h   Manzato, Enzo ^a,i   Sergi, Giuseppe ^a   Manu, Peter ^j   Harris, Tamara ^k   Fontana, Luigi ^l,m,n   Strandberg, Timo ^o,p   Amieva, Helene ^q,r   Dumurgier, Julien ^q   Elbaz, Alexis ^s   Tzourio, Christophe ^r   Eicholzer, Monika ^t   Rohrmann, Sabine ^t   Moretti, Claudio ^u   D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio ^u   Quadri, Giorgio ^u   Polidoro, Alessandro ^v   Lourenço, Roberto Alves ^w   Moreira, Virgilio Garcia ^w   Sanchis, Juan ^x   Scotti, Valeria ^c   Maggi, Stefania ⁱ   Correll, Christoph U ^y,z,aa,ab   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Clinical Research and Education in Medicine (IREM)   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Monselice Hospital   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL TRUST OF VERONA   (Italy)

^h SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ CNR   (Italy)

^j South Oaks Hospital   (United States)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^l WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

ⁿ CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^o HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^p UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^q INSERM   (France)

^r UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^s CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^t UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^u CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^v SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^w STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^x UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^y ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^z DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^aa FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^ab ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^ac ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Frailty; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRE FRAILTY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85011410570     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2017.01.003     Document Type: Review

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