Development and validation of an abridged physical frailty phenotype for clinical use: A cohort study among kidney transplant candidates
X Chen, NM Chu, V Thompson, EE Quint… - The Journals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Frailty is associated with poor outcomes in surgical patients including kidney
transplant (KT) recipients. Transplant centers that measure frailty have better pre-and …
transplant (KT) recipients. Transplant centers that measure frailty have better pre-and …
Assessing and managing frailty in advanced heart failure: An International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement
Frailty is increasingly recognized as a salient condition in patients with heart failure (HF) as
previous studies have determined that frailty is highly prevalent and prognostically …
previous studies have determined that frailty is highly prevalent and prognostically …
[HTML][HTML] Is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Futile in Patients Over Ninety Years of Age?
J Bernard, R St-Louis, M Robichaud, D Kalavrouziotis… - CJC open, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Clinical outcomes and quality of life (QoL) indices are not well described after
transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients aged≥ 90 years. Methods We …
transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients aged≥ 90 years. Methods We …
When age is not a barrier, but frailty is
J McDonagh - European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Population aging presents numerous challenges for global health care systems. Not only
are people living longer, but those admitted to hospital are also becoming more complex …
are people living longer, but those admitted to hospital are also becoming more complex …
[PDF][PDF] Quantifying the eyeball test: Grip strength at the nexus of frailty, cachexia and sarcopenia in heart failure
MA Burke - Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2023 - Elsevier
“I know it when I see it...”–This famous phrase, written by Supreme Court Justice Potter
Stewart in his concurrence to the majority decision in Jacobellis vs. Ohio in 1964, has a …
Stewart in his concurrence to the majority decision in Jacobellis vs. Ohio in 1964, has a …
Eyeball Test for the Assessment of Frailty in Elderly Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study
Z Arow, M Gabarin, H Abu-Hosein, E Giladi… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frailty has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs). We aimed to assess the accuracy of the Eyeball test for frailty assessment in elderly …
(CVDs). We aimed to assess the accuracy of the Eyeball test for frailty assessment in elderly …
[HTML][HTML] Differences in preoperative frailty assessment of surgical candidates by sex, age, and race
EH Nicaise, G Palmateer, BN Schmeusser, C Futral… - Surgery Open …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Surgical decision-making often relies on a surgeon's subjective assessment of a
patient's frailty status to undergo surgery. Certain patient demographics can influence …
patient's frailty status to undergo surgery. Certain patient demographics can influence …