Comparative utility of frailty to a general prognostic score in identifying patients at risk for poor outcomes after aortic valve replacement

Comparative utility of frailty to a general prognostic score in identifying patients at risk for poor outcomes after aortic valve replacement

Abstract Background Current guidelines recommend considering life expectancy before aortic valve replacement (AVR). We compared the performance of a general mortality index, the Lee index, to a frailty index. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of 246 older adults undergoing surgical (SA...

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Main Authors: Sandra Shi, Natalia Festa, Jonathan Afilalo, Jeffrey J. Popma, Kamal R. Khabbaz, Roger J. Laham, Kimberly Guibone, Dae Hyun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Aortic valve replacement
Frailty
Mortality
Geriatric assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1440-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1440-4

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