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Frailty Phenotype and Deficit Accumulation Frailty Index in Predicting Recovery After Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 12 Jul 2019
Shi Sandra, Afilalo Jonathan, Lipsitz Lewis A, Popma Jeffrey J, Khabbaz Kamal R, Laham Roger J, Guibone Kim, Grodstein Francine, Lux Eliah, Kim Dae Hyun
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BACKGROUND: Frailty phenotype and deficit-accumulation frailty index (FI) are widely used measures of frailty. Their performance in predicting recovery after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has not been compared. METHODS: Patients undergoing SAVR (n = 91) or TAVR (n = 137) at an academic medical center were prospectively assessed for frailty phenotype and...
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