Table 3.
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Principal studies of frailty in older patients with arrhythmia

First author, yearStudy typePopulationFrailty scoreOutcomes
Perera, 2009144Prospective single-centre observational cohort≥70 years, 220 acute inpatients with AFEFSFrail patients had a higher six-month mortality and embolic stroke rate, and were less likely to receive warfarin
Lefebvre, 2016145Retrospective multi-centre cross-sectional≥80 years, 682 inpatients with AF or atrial flutterCFSSevere frailty was independently associated with not receiving anticoagulation
Mlynarska, 2017157Prospective single-centre observational cross-sectional≥60 years, 171 patients attending for dual chamber pacemaker implantationTFIFrailty syndrome was identified in half of patients
First author, yearStudy typePopulationFrailty scoreOutcomes
Perera, 2009144Prospective single-centre observational cohort≥70 years, 220 acute inpatients with AFEFSFrail patients had a higher six-month mortality and embolic stroke rate, and were less likely to receive warfarin
Lefebvre, 2016145Retrospective multi-centre cross-sectional≥80 years, 682 inpatients with AF or atrial flutterCFSSevere frailty was independently associated with not receiving anticoagulation
Mlynarska, 2017157Prospective single-centre observational cross-sectional≥60 years, 171 patients attending for dual chamber pacemaker implantationTFIFrailty syndrome was identified in half of patients

AF: atrial fibrillation; CFS: Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale; EFS: Edmonton Frail Scale; TFI: Tilburg Frailty Indicator.

Table 3.
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Principal studies of frailty in older patients with arrhythmia

First author, yearStudy typePopulationFrailty scoreOutcomes
Perera, 2009144Prospective single-centre observational cohort≥70 years, 220 acute inpatients with AFEFSFrail patients had a higher six-month mortality and embolic stroke rate, and were less likely to receive warfarin
Lefebvre, 2016145Retrospective multi-centre cross-sectional≥80 years, 682 inpatients with AF or atrial flutterCFSSevere frailty was independently associated with not receiving anticoagulation
Mlynarska, 2017157Prospective single-centre observational cross-sectional≥60 years, 171 patients attending for dual chamber pacemaker implantationTFIFrailty syndrome was identified in half of patients
First author, yearStudy typePopulationFrailty scoreOutcomes
Perera, 2009144Prospective single-centre observational cohort≥70 years, 220 acute inpatients with AFEFSFrail patients had a higher six-month mortality and embolic stroke rate, and were less likely to receive warfarin
Lefebvre, 2016145Retrospective multi-centre cross-sectional≥80 years, 682 inpatients with AF or atrial flutterCFSSevere frailty was independently associated with not receiving anticoagulation
Mlynarska, 2017157Prospective single-centre observational cross-sectional≥60 years, 171 patients attending for dual chamber pacemaker implantationTFIFrailty syndrome was identified in half of patients

AF: atrial fibrillation; CFS: Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale; EFS: Edmonton Frail Scale; TFI: Tilburg Frailty Indicator.

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