Tag: frailty

ageing mitral valve surgery

Frailty predicts greater death rate and higher costs after mitral valve surgery

Frailty is an independent predictor of morbidity, death, and increased costs after mitral valve repl...

Low albumin, anaemia, and slow walking speed predict mortality after TAVI

The largest study to date of the role of frailty indices after transcatheter aortic valve implan...

Malnourished patients have a three-fold risk of mortality after aortic valve replacement

New data from the FRAILTY-AVR study indicate that mortality—both at 30 days and at one year—is s...

Essential Frailty Toolset may be best assessment of frailty for aortic stenosis patients

Jonathan Afilalo (Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, ...