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Review
. 2021 Jun;18(3):107-120.
doi: 10.1007/s11897-021-00513-2. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Multidomain Frailty in Heart Failure: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Shinya Tanaka  1 , Masashi Yamashita  2 , Hiroshi Saito  3   4 , Kentaro Kamiya  5 , Daichi Maeda  6 , Masaaki Konishi  7 , Yuya Matsue  8   9
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Review

Multidomain Frailty in Heart Failure: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Shinya Tanaka et al. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2021 Jun.

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Abstract

Purpose of review: With a worldwide aging population, frailty and heart failure (HF) have become issues that need to be addressed urgently in cardiovascular clinical practice. In this review, we outline the clinical implications of frailty in HF patients and the potential therapeutic strategies to improve the clinical outcomes of frail patients with HF.

Recent findings: Frailty has physical, psychological, and social domains, each of which is a prognostic determinant for patients with HF, and each domain overlaps with the other, although there are no standardized criteria for diagnosing frailty. Frailty can be targeted for treatment with various interventions, and recent studies have suggested that multidisciplinary intervention could be a promising option for frail patients with HF. However, currently, there is limited data, and further research is needed before its clinical implementation. Frailty and HF share a common background and are strongly associated with each other. More comprehensive assessment and therapeutic interventions for frailty need to be developed to further improve the prognosis and quality of life of frail patients with HF.

Keywords: Cognitive dysfunction; Elderly; Frail; Heart failure.

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