Heart Failure Association/European Society of Cardiology position paper on frailty in patients with heart failure

Cristiana Vitale; Ewa Jankowska; Loreena Hill; Massimo Piepoli; Wolfram Doehner; Stefan D Anker; Mitja Lainscak; Tiny Jaarsma; Piotr Ponikowski; Giuseppe M C Rosano; Petar Seferovic; Andrew J Coats

doi:10.1002/ejhf.1611

Heart Failure Association/European Society of Cardiology position paper on frailty in patients with heart failure

Cristiana Vitale, Ewa Jankowska, Loreena Hill, Massimo Piepoli, Wolfram Doehner, Stefan D Anker, Mitja Lainscak, Tiny Jaarsma, Piotr Ponikowski, Giuseppe M C Rosano, Petar Seferovic, Andrew J Coats

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Abstract

Heart failure (HF) and frailty are two distinct yet commonly associated conditions. The interplay between the two conditions is complex, due to overlaps in underlying mechanisms, symptoms and prognosis. The assessment of frailty in patients with HF is crucial, as it is associated with both unfavourable outcomes and reduced access and tolerance to treatments. However, to date a consensus definition of frailty in patients with HF remains lacking and the need for a validated assessment score, for identifying those HF patients with frailty, is high and timely. This position paper proposes a new definition of frailty for use by healthcare professionals in the setting of HF and creates a foundation for the design of a tailored and validated score for this common condition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1299-1305
Number of pages	7
Journal	European Journal of Heart Failure
Volume	21
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1611
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aging
Frailty
Heart failure
Instruments
Score

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Vitale, C., Jankowska, E., Hill, L., Piepoli, M., Doehner, W., Anker, S. D., Lainscak, M., Jaarsma, T., Ponikowski, P., Rosano, G. M. C., Seferovic, P., & Coats, A. J. (2019). Heart Failure Association/European Society of Cardiology position paper on frailty in patients with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure, 21(11), 1299-1305. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1611

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