Frailty captures multiple physical, mental, and social vulnerabilities that affect older adults with cancer and is associated with clinical outcomes. A major challenge in oncology is how best to avoid ...

After adjustment for other factors, a CFS of 3 or higher and relapsed/refractory disease were the only independent predictors of early zanubrutinib discontinuation. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) ...

Frailty and sarcopenia are prevalent, prognostically important geriatric syndromes, yet systematic assessment is limited by time, training, and access to specialist care. Kennedy and colleagues ...

Can pre-frailty and frailty predict the risk for cardiovascular events like myocardial infarction or stroke? According to new study findings, frailty in older adults is a dynamic state that often ...

Frailty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are increasingly recognized as interconnected conditions that significantly impact aging populations. This review synthesizes evidence from studies published ...

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Frailty is common among older patients undergoing PCI in the United States, and the more severe it is, the greater the likelihood of complications and of dying in the hospital, data from the CathPCI ...

Introduction: Assessment of frailty is essential for determining eligibility for advanced therapies (AT). Most programs use a subjective provider assessment (SPA) or “eye-ball” test. The Modified ...

A recent study from Japan demonstrates that simple frailty screening programs can effectively identify older adults who likely will need long-term care services within two years. Researchers in Kobe ...

Frailty — a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors — has traditionally been associated with geriatric medicine but has profound ...

Credit: Getty Images J Eugene Huffstutter, MD, and Robert G Hylland, MD, discuss the evolving concept of frailty in rheumatology. Frailty is increasingly being viewed as an emerging risk factor for ...