<p>Frailty in Older Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Vietnam</p>

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Authors

Tan Van Nguyen · Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology - Ho Chi Minh City

Duong Le · Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology - Ho Chi Minh City

Khuong Dang Tran · Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University

Khai Xuan Bui · Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University

Abstract

In this study, frailty was present in nearly half of older patients with ACS and was associated with increased adverse outcomes. These findings suggest that frailty screening should be performed in older patients with ACS in Vietnam.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volume Volume 14, pp. 2213-2222

DOI: 10.2147/cia.s234597

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