Frailty increases the risk of poor surgical outcomes in the older population. Some intraoperative factors may also influence the final result and can be evaluated. The Surgical Apgar Score (SAS) is a ...

Frailty is associated with increased mortality 1 year after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in older patients with severe aortic stenosis, though it does not affect the risk of ...

Frailty is associated with reduced cardiac rehabilitation use in Medicare patients, despite these individuals deriving the greatest mortality benefit.

Patients with heart failure who had worse clinical frailty scores at discharge were also at higher risk of death within the next 2 years. Frailty is closely linked to adverse outcomes in older adults, ...