Associations of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease With Frailty

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Authors

Anne B. Newman · University of Pittsburgh

John S. Gottdiener · St. Francis Hospital

Mary Ann McBurnie · University of Washington

Calvin H. Hirsch · University of Pittsburgh

Willem J. Kop · Georgetown University

Russell P. Tracy · University of Pittsburgh

Jeremy Walston ·

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease was associated with an increased likelihood of frail health. In those with no history of CVD, the extent of underlying cardiovascular disease measured by carotid ultrasound and ankle-arm index, LV hypertrophy by ECG and echocardiography, was related to frailty. Infarct-like lesions in the brain on magnet resonance imaging were related to frailty as well.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Nutrition and Health in Aging Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 56, Issue 3, pp. M158-M166

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.3.m158

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