Frailty is an age-associated clinical syndrome characterized by a decrease in physiological
reserve in situations of stress, constituting a state of vulnerability that involves a higher risk of …

Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, and its
prevalence increases with age. The growing number of older patients and their differential …

Importance To our knowledge, no randomized clinical trial has compared the invasive and
conservative strategies in frail, older patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute …

Background Information about the impact of frailty in patients with acute coronary syndromes
(ACS) is scarce. No study has assessed the prognostic impact of frailty as measured by the …

Background Frailty has been identified as a risk factor for mortality. However, whether frailty
increases mortality risk in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has …

La fragilidad es un síndrome clínico que ocurre durante el envejecimiento, que se
caracteriza por una disminución de la reserva fisiológica ante una situación de estrés y …

Introduction and objectives Although clinical guidelines recommend invasive management
in non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), this strategy is underused in …

Abstract Background The Charlson's is the most used comorbidity index. It comprises 19
comorbidities, some of which are infrequent in elderly patients with acute coronary …

Introduction and objectives To evaluate the interaction between comorbidity burden and the
benefits of in-hospital revascularization in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation …

Objectives No previous studies have assessed the role of the FRAIL scale in predicting long-
term outcomes in older patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Design, Setting and …