PHYSICAL FRAILTY AND FIVE-YEAR OUTCOMES AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND AGING TRENDS STUDY (NHATS)

Frailty, a risk factor for morbidity and prolonged recovery, is common among older cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. We aimed to examine five-year outcomes by coronary heart disease (CHD) diagnosis and frailty status. We used the NHATS, a community sample of older adults, linked to Medicare