Frailty and associated outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: findings from the NCDR LAAO registry.
Douglas DardenBilal M MunirSarah ZimmermanMichael EskanderNaga Venkata K PothineniRakesh GopinathannairRajesh KabraDhanunjaya LakkireddyThao DuongFrederick T HanJames V FreemanJonathan C HsuPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)
A simple and practical frailty scale accurately predicts adverse events in patients undergoing LAAO. The 13% of patients considered frail were at significantly higher risk of in-hospital adverse events and 45-day mortality.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- community dwelling
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- minimally invasive
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- coronary artery disease
- weight loss
- ultrasound guided
- metabolic syndrome
- catheter ablation