ArticleEuropean heart journal open2025
Association between frailty and echocardiographic findings in hospitalized older adults with preserved ejection fraction.
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- Frailty and Echocardiographic Indices of Diastolic Function in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Aims: This study aims to examine the association between frailty and cardiac structure and function in hospitalized older adults with preserved ejection fraction, using echocardiographic parameters and the Fried frailty index. Methods and results: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in two referral centres. A total of 269 individuals aged 60 years or older were included. The exclusion criteria were conditions that affect ventricular mechanics. Patients were categorized into non-frail, prefrail, and frail groups. Transthoracic echocardiography included 2D imaging, Doppler, and Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) of the left ventricle. Comparative analysis was considered statistically significant if Conclusion: Frailty is independently associated with diastolic dysfunction. Even after adjusting for key comorbidities, it remains strongly associated with significant structural and functional cardiac alterations in hospitalized older adults with preserved ejection fraction.
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