Annamaria Mazzone, Serena Del Turco, Giuseppe Trianni, Paola Quadrelli, Marco Marotta, Luca Bastiani, Tommaso Gasbarri, Andreina D'Agostino, Massimiliano Mariani, Giuseppina Basta, Ilenia Foffa, Silverio Sbrana, Cristina Vassalle, Marcello Ravani, Marco Solinas, Sergio Berti
Background: Frailty is highly common in older patients (pts) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and it is associated with poor outcomes. The selection of patients who can benefit from this procedure is necessary and challenging. The aim of the present study is to evaluate outcomes in older severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) pts, selected by a multidisciplinary approach for surgical, clinical, and geriatric risk and referred to treatment, according to frailty levels. Methods: A total of 109 pts (83 ± 5 years; females, 68%) with AS were classified by Fried's score in pre-frail, early frail, and frail and underwent surgical aortic valve replacement SAVR/TAVR, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, or medical therapy...
May 13, 2023: Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease