Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a clinical condition with a high risk of progression to
dementia. Due to lack of effective disease-modifying therapies for advanced dementia …

In an ageing population of patients with heart disease, preinterventional frailty assessment
for risk prediction is gaining relevance both in cardiac surgery and transcatheter valve …

Over the last decade, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a
treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis. With exponential increase in the …

BACKGROUND: Older patients with preoperative cognitive impairment are at risk for
increased postoperative complications after noncardiac surgery. This systematic review and …

Japan has the largest aging population with 33% of the population over the age of 60 years.
The number of Japanese adults with dementia is estimated to be approximately 4.6 million …

Background: This study aimed to assess the relationship between hospital-acquired
functional decline and the risk of mid-term all-cause death in older patients undergoing …

BACKGROUND: Depression and cognitive dysfunction (CD) are not routinely screened for
in patients before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and their association with …

Introduction: Over the last decade, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has
emerged as a treatment option for most patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis …

As the older adult population expands, an increasing number of patients affected by geriatric
syndromes are seen by cardiovascular clinicians. One such syndrome that has been …

Background When frailty is considered in patient selection, better outcomes are achieved in
transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. This study investigated whether …