Frailty increases the risk of hospitalization for atrial fibrillation in older adults: a population-based cohort study
Older adults with frailty present with higher hazards of AF-related hospitalizations, irrespective of the presence of multimorbidity. Further studies are needed to evaluate whether reducing frailty may prevent AF development and improve health outcomes in older adults.
Authors
- Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-308X)
- Carrol L. Gamble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-1955)
- Martín O’Flaherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8944-4131)
- Søren Paaske Johnsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-0271)
- Iain Buchan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3392-1650)
- Deirdre A. Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5604-9378)
- Cheïma Amrouch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-7372)
- Marcus T. Cicerone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2718-6533)
- Amaia Calderón‐Larrañaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9064-9222)
- Stefanie De Buyser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9584-5529)
- Aabid Sanaullah
- Delphine De Smedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7035-8508)
- Federica Censi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3808-6148)
- Lorenzo Palamenghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-3915)
- Nicola Ferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8898-7441)
- José Miguel Rivera‐Caravaca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0492-6241)
- Giuseppe Sergi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-856X)
- Gregory Y.H. Lip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1626)
- Vincenzo Rebba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4685-1890)
- Graziano Onder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3400-4491)
- Francisco Marı́n (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-7708)
- Guendalina Graffigna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-7467)
- Caterina Trevisan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-6997)
- Jacek Marczyk
- Andrea Lorimer
- Serena Barello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-2563)
- Pia Cordsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-2782)
- Marianna Noale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-139X)
- Alessandra Buja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-3807)
- Mirko Petrović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-8646)
- Nathan Lea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5056-0602)
- Georg Ruppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2260-5158)
- Tatjana Potpara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-6902)
- Alessandra Ferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-6931)
- John Ainsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2187-9195)
- Chiara Ceolin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-1672)
- Brendan Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3023-8189)
- Vanessa Roldán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-6602)
- Anca Rodica Dan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-0596)
- Mariya Tokmakova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8144-6965)
- Natalia Rosso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4251-3547)
- Davide Liborio Vetrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-4830)
- Stefania Maggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0453-8663)
- Cecilia Damiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5985-4164)
- Marina De Rui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-1312)
- Ghaydaa A. Shehata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3631-893X)
- Chris Kypridemos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-9229)
- Aldo P. Maggioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-6779)
- Lu Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9036-3857)
- Donata Lucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-785X)
- Caterina Bosio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-0889)
- Trudie Lobban
- Riccardo Proietti
- Roberto Da (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-6714)
- Donato Leo
- Laura Vivani
- Dipak Kalra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-9882)
- D A N Gheorghe-Andrei
- Silvia Ananstasia
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- European Union (BE)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Medical University Plovdiv (BG)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (GB)
- FIT Consulting (Italy) (IT)
- Health Care Foundation (CA)
- European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (BE)
- Holonix (Italy) (IT)
- Consorzio Roma Ricerche (IT)
- Advicenne Pharma (France) (FR)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Universidad de Murcia (ES)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2025.104159
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26
Funders
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo
- Heart Care Foundation of India
- University of Manchester
- European Commission
- University of Liverpool
- Aalborg Universitet
- Università degli Studi di Padova
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- Karolinska Institutet
- Universiteit Gent
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- Universidad de Murcia
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Regione del Veneto