Within one year, frailty was linked to a 63% higher relative risk of death, hospitalization or specified heart complications compared with no frailty.Within one year, frailty was linked to a 63% higher relative risk of death, hospitalization or specified heart complications compared with no frailty.
Frail patients had a higher risk of major heart and blood vessel events at one year than non-frail patients; the hazard ratio, a relative-risk measure, was 1.38.Frail patients had a higher risk of major heart and blood vessel events at one year than non-frail patients; the hazard ratio, a relative-risk measure, was 1.38.