 Frailty
"Frailty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A state of increased vulnerability to stressors, following declines in function and reserves across multiple physiologic systems, characterized by MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FATIGUE; slowed motor performance; low physical activity; and unintentional weight loss.
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D000073496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.359
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Frailty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Frailty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frailty" by people in Profiles.
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Kessler ER. Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer in Frail/Elderly Patients. Oncology (Williston Park). 2018 11 15; 32(11):570-3.
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Flint K. Frailty in TOPCAT: a deep dive into the deficit index approach for defining frailty. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 11; 20(11):1578-1579.
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Fukui SM, Piggott DA, Erlandson KM. Inflammation Strikes Again: Frailty and HIV. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2018 02; 15(1):20-29.
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Cooper LB, Hammill BG, Allen LA, Lindenfeld J, Mentz RJ, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Patel CB, Alexander KP, Hernandez AF. Assessing Frailty in Patients Undergoing Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: Observations from Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support. ASAIO J. 2018 Jan/Feb; 64(1):16-23.
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Tassiopoulos K, Abdo M, Wu K, Koletar SL, Palella FJ, Kalayjian R, Taiwo B, Erlandson KM. Frailty is strongly associated with increased risk of recurrent falls among older HIV-infected adults. AIDS. 2017 10 23; 31(16):2287-2294.
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Johs NA, Wu K, Tassiopoulos K, Koletar SL, Kalayjian RC, Ellis RJ, Taiwo B, Palella FJ, Erlandson KM. Disability Among Middle-Aged and Older Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 01; 65(1):83-91.
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Ikeno Y, Koide Y, Abe N, Matsueda T, Izawa N, Yamazato T, Miyahara S, Nomura Y, Sato S, Takahashi H, Inoue T, Matsumori M, Tanaka H, Ishihara S, Nakayama S, Sugimoto K, Okita Y. Impact of sarcopenia on the outcomes of elective total arch replacement in the elderly†. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jun 01; 51(6):1135-1141.
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Wohlauer M, Brier C, Kuramochi Y, Eagleton M. Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia is a Risk Factor for Early and Late Mortality in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Juxtarenal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 Jul; 42:198-204.
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Gustavson AM, Falvey JR, Jankowski CM, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Public Health Impact of Frailty: Role of Physical Therapists. J Frailty Aging. 2017; 6(1):2-5.
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Afilalo J, Kim S, O'Brien S, Brennan JM, Edwards FH, Mack MJ, McClurken JB, Cleveland JC, Smith PK, Shahian DM, Alexander KP. Gait Speed and Operative Mortality in Older Adults Following Cardiac Surgery. JAMA Cardiol. 2016 06 01; 1(3):314-21.
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