2024
Role of Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
Ijaz N, Jamil Y, Brown C, Krishnaswami A, Orkaby A, Stimmel M, Gerstenblith G, Nanna M, Damluji A. Role of Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033594. PMID: 38353229, PMCID: PMC11010094, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive frailtyCardiovascular diseaseDecreased cognitive reserveOlder adult populationCognitive impairmentEvidence of dementiaPresence of cognitive impairmentTargeted intervention studiesSedentary behaviorTobacco usePhysical frailtyOlder adultsGeriatric syndromesIntervention studiesCardiovascular cliniciansFrailtyAdult populationAssociated with poor outcomesCognitive reserveRisk factorsOlder patientsCliniciansPoor outcomeTherapeutic strategiesPathophysiological underpinnings
2022
Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Al-Damluji MS, Smolderen KG, Meng C, Dai F, Nanna MG, Sumpio B, Henke P, Mena-Hurtado C. Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 251-257. PMID: 35485400, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221083701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk Analysis IndexVascular Quality InitiativeLower extremity revascularizationFrailty screening toolsMFI-5Lower extremity peripheral artery diseaseScreening toolFrailty detectionAddition of frailtyPAD risk factorsPeripheral artery diseasePAD populationRevascularization typeVascular cohortMajor amputationPerioperative outcomesArtery diseaseFrailty indexFrailty toolsAdjusted analysisUnplanned amputationRisk factorsHigher oddsPredictive valuePatients
2021
Moving the Field Forward: Untangling the Impact of Frailty on Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and on Prognosticating Outcomes
Clark KAA, Nanna MG. Moving the Field Forward: Untangling the Impact of Frailty on Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and on Prognosticating Outcomes. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 28: 775-777. PMID: 34936895, PMCID: PMC9106896, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research