An app could identify heart failure in people with frailty, Hong Kong
8 December, 2022
What is the aim?
There is an ongoing study on the use of an app to detect undiagnosed heart failure in people with frailty.1 It was based on studies showing a high prevalence of heart failure in people with frailty in community settings – 33.5% had heart failure, mostly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).2 3
What has been achieved?
The study is recruiting more than 4,000 individuals with frailty who have been discharged from hospitals within a regional hospital cluster network.1 Following a questionnaire to identify heart failure, diagnosis will be confirmed using natriuretic peptide testing and echocardiography.
References
- Fung E, Hui E, Yang X, et al. 2018. Heart Failure and Frailty in the Community-Living Elderly Population: What the UFO Study Will Tell Us. Front Physiol 9: 347
- van Mourik Y, Bertens LC, Cramer MJ, et al. 2014. Unrecognized heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in frail elderly detected through a near-home targeted screening strategy. J Am Board Fam Med 27(6): 811-21
- Woo J, Yang X, Tin Lui L, et al. 2019. Utility of the FRAIL Questionnaire in Detecting Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Nutr Health Aging 23(4): 373-77