scholarly journals An Expert Opinion From the European Society of Hypertension–European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Working Group on the Management of Hypertension in Very Old, Frail Subjects

Hypertension ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 820-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanase Benetos ◽  
Christopher J. Bulpitt ◽  
Mirko Petrovic ◽  
Andrea Ungar ◽  
Enrico Agabiti Rosei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Expert Opinion ◽  
European Society ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Geriatric Medicine ◽  
Very Old

THE EUROPEAN UNION GERIATRIC MEDICINE SOCIETY (EUGMS) WORKING GROUP ON FRAILTY IN OLDER PERSONS

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
M. CESARI ◽  
G. ABELLAN VAN KAN ◽  
S. ARIOGUL ◽  
J.P. BAEYENS ◽  
J. BAUER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Clinical Phenotype ◽  
Geriatric Medicine ◽  
The European Union

The concept of frailty was introduced in literature to help atclinically depicting the transition of a robust older individualinto a different clinical phenotype of risk (1-5). Frailty isgenerally described as a multisystemic impairment responsiblefor a state of increased vulnerability to endogenous andexogenous stressors (6, 7). This syndrome may represent thefirst step towards the evident and clinically relevant functionaldisability (a cornerstone outcome for geriatric medicine)8, andhas shown to be predictive of major negative health-relatedevents, including

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