Impact of Social Frailty in Hospitalized Elderly Patients With Heart Failure: A FRAGILE‐HF Registry Subanalysis

Background Frailty is conceptualized as an accumulation of deficits in multiple areas and is strongly associated with the prognosis of heart failure (HF). However, the social domain of frailty is less well investigated. We prospectively evaluated the clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of social frailty (SF) in elderly patients with HF. Methods and Results FRAGILE-HF (prevalence and prognostic value of physical and social frailty in...