Poor mobility independently predicts mortality in TAVI: Are we closer to a universal definition for frailty?

Jaya Chandrasekhar; Roxana Mehran

doi:10.1002/ccd.26328

Poor mobility independently predicts mortality in TAVI: Are we closer to a universal definition for frailty?

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Dec 1;86(7):1278-9. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26328.

Authors

Jaya Chandrasekhar¹, Roxana Mehran^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
² Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York.

PMID: 26582325
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26328

Abstract

Frailty assessment aids appropriate patient selection for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). An uncumbersome and easy to use evaluation tool is needed to facilitate wider uptake among TAVI teams. Mobility assessment by the euroSCORE definition can be utilized as a one-point measure and may be indicative of short- and long-term outcomes post TAVI. Frailty is an evolving concept and further data are warranted, with validation across regions to determine a gold standard.

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MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Cardiac Catheterization
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome