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Published on: July 24, 2013
[Anaemia: What is its relationship with the frailty syndrome in elderly patients?]
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar1, Noel Lorenzo Villalba1, Emmanuel Andres1
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Hospital Universitario de Estrasburgo, Estrasburgo, Francia.
Abstract:
Anaemia is often unexpectedly found, or in a context of investigations into a chest pain, dyspnoea, or weakness. This disorder can be considered an indicator of health status in elderly patients, and has been related to the frailty syndrome. A systematic review was conducted on the studies published in PubMed and Google Scholar databases in the period from January 1999 to May 2019. The search was limited to those studies published regarding anaemia and its relationship to the frailty syndrome. Anaemia seems to be part of the immunosenescence process that can explain frailty syndrome in association with other metabolism, endocrine, and inflammatory disorders. It was unable to be determined if anaemia is responsible for frailty or a result of it.
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