"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.359
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frailty" by people in Profiles.
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Myosteatosis Is Associated With Frailty and Poor Physical Function in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Cohort Study. Clin Transplant. 2024 Dec; 38(12):e70034.
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Senescence Biomarkers and Trajectories of Frailty and Physical Function After Kidney Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Nov; 38(11):e70022.
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Regional Variation in Deescalated Therapy in Older Adults With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2441152.
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Prospective Cohort Study Examining the Ability of Performance-Based and Self-Reported Frailty Measures to Predict 30-Day Rehospitalizations After Kidney Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Aug; 38(8):e15433.
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Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients Through Implementation of a Presurgical Toolkit (OPTI-Surg)-Final Results of a Phase III Cluster Randomized Trial (Alliance A231601CD). Ann Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 280(4):623-632.
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The Frailty Trajectory's Additional Edge Over the Frailty Index: Retrospective Cohort Study of Veterans With Heart Failure. JMIR Aging. 2024 Jun 27; 7:e56345.
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Physician-level variation in axillary surgery in older adults with T1N0 hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: A retrospective population-based cohort study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 06; 15(5):101795.
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What is the additive value of nutritional deficiency to VA-FI in the risk assessment for heart failure patients? J Nutr Health Aging. 2024 Jul; 28(7):100253.
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Impact of Multidomain Frailty on the Mode of Death in Older Patients With Heart Failure: A Cohort Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 May; 17(5):e010416.
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Vision Impairment and Frailty Among Mexican American Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 06; 43(6):755-764.