title: Poor mobility independently predicts mortality in TAVI: Are we closer to a universal definition for frailty?
abstract: Frailty assessment aids appropriate patient selection for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). An uncumbersome and easy to use evaluation tool is needed to facilitate wider uptake among TAVI teams. Mobility assessment by the euroSCORE definition can be utilized as a one-point measure and may be indicative of short- and long-term outcomes post TAVI. Frailty is an evolving concept and further data are warranted, with validation across regions to determine a gold standard.
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.|Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehran
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome