Physical frailty and its impact on long-term outcomes in older patients with acute heart failure after discharge from an emergency department.

Objectives: To study the frequency of physical frailty and explore whether its presence in older patients with acute heart failure (AHF) is associated with adverse outcomes in the year after discharge from a emergency department (ED).

Material And Methods: Prospective observational cohort study in patients with AHF aged 75 years or older who were discharged from our ED. Physical frailty was defined by a score of 7 or less on the Short Physical Performance Battery.