Association between atrial fibrillation, frailty, and geriatric syndromes in the late elderly in a south Belgian outpatient and inpatient setting

Study objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between AF, frailty, and geriatric syndromes in elderly patients in an outpatient and inpatient setting in a South Belgian hospital. Participants, design and setting: This is a single center case-control retrospective study including 207 patients enrolled from an outpatient and inpatient setting of the Department of Geriatrics, Jolimont Hospital Group. Frailty was assessed using a complete geriatric assessment and Rockwoods Clinical Frailty Scale. Results: AF was strongly associated with age, cardiovascular history, congestive heart... Mehr ...