The degree of frailty as a translational measure of health in aging

SE Howlett, AD Rutenberg, K Rockwood - Nature Aging, 2021 - nature.com
Frailty is a multiply determined, age-related state of increased risk for adverse health
outcomes. We review how the degree of frailty conditions the development of late-life …

Frailty prevalence and impact on outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,187,000 patients

M Proietti, GF Romiti, V Raparelli, I Diemberger… - Ageing research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by a reduced physiologic reserve, increased
vulnerability to stressors and an increased risk of adverse outcomes. People with atrial …

Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: 25 years of research at EP Europace journal

GYH Lip, M Proietti, T Potpara, M Mansour… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is one pillar of the management of
this common arrhythmia. Substantial advances in the epidemiology and associated …

Epidemiology and impact of frailty in patients with atrial fibrillation in Europe

M Proietti, GF Romiti, M Vitolo, SL Harrison… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Frailty is a medical syndrome characterised by reduced physiological reserve
and increased vulnerability to stressors. Data regarding the relationship between frailty and …

Frailty and cardiovascular mortality in more than 3 million US Veterans

W Shrauner, EM Lord, XMT Nguyen… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims Frailty is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular
(CV) events. Limited data exist from the modern era of CV prevention on the relationship …

Atrial fibrillation: comorbidities, lifestyle, and patient factors

E Shantsila, EK Choi, DA Lane, B Joung… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Modern anticoagulation therapy has dramatically reduced the risk of stroke and systemic
thromboembolism in people with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, AF still impairs quality of …

'Frailty as an adjective rather than a diagnosis'—identification of frailty in primary care: a qualitative interview study

A Seeley, M Glogowska, G Hayward - Age and Ageing, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Introduction In 2017, NHS England introduced proactive identification of frailty into
the General Practitioners (GP) contract. There is currently little information as to how this …

Implications of Clinical Risk Phenotypes on the Management and Natural History of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report From the GLORIA‐AF

GF Romiti, M Proietti, B Corica, N Bonini… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Clinical risk factors are common among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but
there are still limited data on their association with oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment …

[HTML][HTML] The introduction of direct oral anticoagulants has not resolved treatment gaps for frail patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

M Orlandi, DC Dover, RK Sandhu, NM Hawkins… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The extent to which the introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
influenced treatment patterns in frail and nonfrail patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation …

Insights into the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of direct oral anticoagulants in older adults with atrial fibrillation: a structured narrative review

AE Edwina, N Dia, E Dreesen, T Vanassche… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Older adults, the fastest growing population, represent almost 50% of all users of direct oral
anticoagulants (DOACs). Unfortunately, we have very little relevant pharmacological and …