Measuring Frailty Using Self‐Report or Automated Tools to Identify Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality: The Million Veteran Program
Irrespective of frailty measure, frailty is associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality and adverse CVD events. Further study of frailty in veterans aged <60 years old is warranted.
Authors
- Peter W.F. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5653-7056)
- J. Michael Gaziano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-9767)
- David Gagnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-3179)
- Luc Djoussé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-3047)
- Benjamin Seligman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8223-5924)
- Manas Rane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8873-5631)
- Jane A. Driver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9759-4607)
- Sarah R. Preis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-4166)
- Kelly Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1727-7076)
- Ariela R. Orkaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4297-6306)
- Saadia Qazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-9530)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Atlanta VA Health Care System (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.123.033111
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health Services Research and Development
- Clinical Science Research and Development