Association of frailty status with acute kidney injury and mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Frailty is a common condition in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The aim of this systematic review was to assess the impact of frailty status on acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality after TAVR.A systematic literature search was c...

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Main Authors: Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Natanong Thamcharoen, Patompong Ungprasert, Wonngarm Kittanamongkolchai, Michael A Mao, Ankit Sakhuja, Kevin L Greason, Kianoush Kashani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5436661?pdf=render