Impact of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery.
Alex M WisniewskiSteven D YoungChi Chi Do-NguyenRobert B HawkinsMatthew P RomanoNicholas R TemanGorav AilawadiPublished in: Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2024)
Contrary to other cardiac operations, for patients undergoing isolated minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, sarcopenia was not associated with increased perioperative risk except for higher readmission rates. Minimally invasive surgical approaches should be strongly considered as the approach of choice in frail patients.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- mitral valve
- patients undergoing
- left ventricular
- robot assisted
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial
- ejection fraction
- community dwelling
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- skeletal muscle
- cardiac surgery
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute kidney injury
- patient reported outcomes
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass
- decision making