From the CHA2DS2-VASc score to inflammation: a path leading to frailty? An update of the PURE-Rhythm Trial

From the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score to inflammation: a path leading to frailty? An update of the PURE-Rhythm Trial

Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Feb:84:118-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.12.001. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

¹ Geriatric Intensive Care Unit and Geriatric Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence and AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Geriatric Intensive Care Unit and Geriatric Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence and AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
³ Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom; and Aalborg Thrombosis Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc; Elderly; Inflammation; Interleukin-6; SPPB.