Benefits of both physical assessment and electronic health record review to assess frailty prior to heart transplant.

Yoon Kyung LeeMarina ShukmanReshma BiniwaleAbbas ArdehaliMegan KamathAli NsairJoanna M Schaenman Deena S Goldwater

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2022)

SPPB and chart-review FRS showed potential for predicting waitlist and transplant status of heart transplant candidates, while SPPB and FFP were associated with mortality. Additional studies may serve to validate these observations.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
heart failure
clinical decision support
atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular events
mental health
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
adverse drug
coronary artery disease
climate change