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
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- robot assisted
- left atrial
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- community dwelling
- skeletal muscle
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cardiac surgery
- heart failure
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease