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Research Article: Association of Frailty with Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Critical Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Date Published: 2023-12-18

Abstract:
Frailty is an age-related biological syndrome that describes a state of increased vulnerability when maintaining homeostasis following an external stress due to decreased physiologic reserves. Frailty is characterized by poor mobility, weakness, reduced muscle mass, poor nutritional status, and cognitive decline and is associated with poor outcomes such as falls, hospitalization, and mortality. Frailty affects millions of older people worldwide, with a prevalence of .% among people over years of age. A population-based meta-analysis of countries worldwide showed that the prevalence of frailty was as high as %, indicating that this issue has become a serious global public health burden.

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