Impact of frailty status on clinical and functional outcomes after concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients aged 65 years and older

Impact of frailty status on clinical and functional outcomes after concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients aged 65 years and older

Abstract Background To evaluate the prognostic value of frailty in older recipients of concomitant valve replacement (VR) and bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA), we examined whether clinical and functional outcomes differed between frail and non-frail groups of older patients referred for concom...

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Main Authors: Zhi-qin Lin, Xiu-jun Chen, Xiao-fu Dai, Liang-wan Chen, Feng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Older patients
Cardiac surgery
Quality of life
Age-related condition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02043-x

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