At least half of all patients with heart failure (HF) are affected by frailty, a syndrome that limits
an individual ability to recover from acute stressors. While frailty affects up to 90% of patients …

In the context of accelerated aging of the population worldwide, frailty has emerged as one
of the main risk factors that can lead to loss of self-sufficiency in older people. This syndrome …

Background Frailty often coexists with heart failure (HF), which significantly aggravates the
clinical outcomes of older adults. However, studies investigating the interplay between frailty …

BACKGROUND: Frailty is associated with an increased risk of all-cause death and
cardiovascular events. However, it is uncertain whether frailty modifies the efficacy and …

Aims Supervised exercise is a guideline-recommended treatment in intermittent claudication
(IC). Hospital-based supervised exercise programmes (SEPs) are underutilized, while home …

Aims The long‐term outcome in patients with heart failure (HF) after hospitalization may vary
substantially depending on their age and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). We aimed …

Despite major advances in prevention and medical therapy, heart failure (HF) remains
associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially in older and frailer patients …

Aims Frailty in older patients with stage B heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) has not been fully explored. We evaluated the prevalence and prognostic …

BACKGROUND: Although frailty is strongly associated with mortality in patients with heart
failure (HF), the risk of which specific cause of death is associated with being complicated …

Background Frailty has been reported to be significantly associated with adverse health
outcomes in people with heart failure (HF). Objectives To explore the potential effects of …