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Preprocedural muscle strength and physical performance and the association with functional decline or mortality in frail older patients after transcatheter aortic valve implementation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dennis van ErckChristine D DolmanJacqueline LimpensWilma J M Scholte Op ReimerJosé P HenriquesRonak DelewiJosje D Schoufour
Published in: Age and ageing (2022)
Low muscle strength and physical performance are associated with higher mortality after TAVI, while the association with functional decline stays inconclusive. Future research should focus on interventions to increase muscle strength and physical performance in older cardiac patients.
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