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Johns Hopkins frailty-defining diagnoses

Papers on Johns Hopkins frailty-defining diagnoses

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Saturday, November 7

AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 Abstract

Frailty linked to worse outcomes after heart muscle inflammation

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.

Heart cross-sections surrounded by immune cells contrast an enlarged heart with a thin, damaged wall against a smaller heart with thicker, intact muscle.
Cohort studyBiomarkers
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AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 Abstract

Frailty linked to worse outcomes in heart sac inflammation

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.

A heart section surrounded by a thickened sac and accumulated fluid sits beside a smaller heart with less fluid and a group of upright figures.
Cohort studyBiomarkers
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Wednesday, July 23