Jonathan Afilalo, Sandra Lauck, Dae H Kim, Thierry Lefèvre, Nicolo Piazza, Kevin Lachapelle, Giuseppe Martucci, Andre Lamy, Marino Labinaz, Mark D Peterson, Rakesh C Arora, Nicolas Noiseux, Andrew Rassi, Igor F Palacios, Philippe Généreux, Brian R Lindman, Anita W Asgar, Caroline A Kim, Amanda Trnkus, José A Morais, Yves Langlois, Lawrence G Rudski, Jean-Francois Morin, Jeffrey J Popma, John G Webb, Louis P Perrault
BACKGROUND: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that diminishes the potential for functional recovery after a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) procedure; however, its integration in clinical practice has been limited by a lack of consensus on how to measure it. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare the incremental predictive value of 7 different frailty scales to predict poor outcomes following TAVR or SAVR...
August 8, 2017: Journal of the American College of Cardiology