Geriatric rehabilitation in 60-years-old and older patients with chronic heart failure and frailty: the subanalysis of «POSTSCRIPTUM» study

BACKGROUND. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an age-associated disease: as the population ages, the prevalence of CHF doubles, increasing from 6 % in individuals aged 60–79 to 14 % in those aged 80 and older [1]. The prevalence of frailty among patients with CHF is higher than in the general population, with functional limitations reaching 56 %, cognitive impairments ― 37 %, and dependence on external assistance ― 66 % (according to the Barthel and Lawton scales) [2]. To date, the impact of personalized rehabilitation programs on the combined progression of these conditions remains poorly studied.