The prognostic value of clinical frailty scale and outcomes in older patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation.
Temitope AjibawoPriyank ChauhanRadha S GopalanNimit K AgarwalPublished in: Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) (2022)
CFS-defined frailty was associated with increased risk of 1-year mortality after LVAD implantation. CFS may be a valuable tool in the frailty assessment for risk stratification of patients undergoing LVAD implantation. Multicenter studies are required to validate these findings.