Edward D Percy, Thais Faggion Vinholo, Paige Newell, Supreet Singh, Sameer Hirji, Jake Awtry, Robert Semco, Muntasir Chowdhury, Alexander K Reed, Sainath Asokan, Alexandra Malarczyk, Alexis Okoh, Morgan Harloff, Farhang Yazdchi, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Ashraf A Sabe
(1) Background: This study examines frailty's impact on proximal aortic surgery outcomes. (2) Methods: All patients with a thoracic aortic aneurysm who underwent aortic root, ascending aorta, or arch surgery from the 2016-2017 National Inpatient Sample were included. Frailty was defined by the Adjusted Clinical Groups Frailty Indicator. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality and a composite of death, stroke, acute kidney injury (AKI), and major bleeding (MACE). (3) Results: Among 5745 patients, 405 (7...
January 20, 2024: Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease