Clinical research on the beneficial effects induced by slow-paced breathing has been
increasingly extended in the past twenty years. Improvements in cardiovascular functioning …

Frailty is common and associated with poorer outcomes in the elderly, but its role as
potential cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor requires clarification. We thus aimed to …

It is from the discovery of leptin and the central nervous system as a regulator of bone
remodeling that the presence of autonomic nerves within the skeleton transitioned from a …

Frailty is a functional status that precedes disability and is characterized by decreased
functional reserve and increased vulnerability. In addition to disability, the frailty phenotype …

Autonomic dysfunction and frailty are two common and complex geriatric syndromes. Their
prevalence increases with age and they have similar negative health outcomes. In PubMed …

RESUMO O objetivo do presente trabalho foi descrever as definições conceitual e
operacional da síndrome de fragilidade recomendadas pelo Consenso Brasileiro de …

Key points Sinoatrial node (SAN) function declines with age; however, not all individuals
age at the same rate and health status can vary from fit to frail. Frailty was quantified in …

Background: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that leads to impairment in interrelated
physiological systems and progressive homeostatic dysregulation in physiological systems …

Objective: Geriatric patients, especially those with dementia or in a delirious state, do not
accept conventional contact-based monitoring. Therefore, we propose to measure heart rate …

The aim of the present study was to describe the conceptual and operational definitions of
the frailty syndrome recommended by the Brazilian Consensus on Frailty in Older People. In …