Frailty Modifies the Prognostic Effect of Age Among Older Adults With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Our results suggest that frailty may be a surrogate for aging and is a stronger predictor than chronological age for adverse outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndrome in the cardiac intensive care unit.
Authors
- A. Grupper
- Shauna Assadzandi
- Karen Glasser Scandrett
- Boris Fishman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-7438)
- Fernando Chernomordik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-9720)
- Tsahi T. Lerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2491-9930)
- Saar Ashri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-0529)
- Romana Herscovici
- Daniel E. Forman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5697-2189)
- Amitai Segev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6653-7543)
- Shani Sultani
- Roy Beigel
- Shlomi Matetzky
- Adi Vinograd
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.040688
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22