Malnutrition represents a common and important feature in elderly people affected by
cardiovascular diseases. Several studies have investigated its prevalence and prognostic …

Background Despite transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) becoming a widely
accepted therapeutic option for the management of aortic stenosis, post-procedure …

Background Malnutrition is a hallmark of frailty, is common among elderly patients, and is a
predictor of poor outcomes in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). The …

Background/aim Despite the prognostic role of frailty among elderly patients undergoing
transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is known, its assessment still represents a …

Association (JAHA) their analyses on prevalence and prognostic value of the Controlling
Nutritional Status (CONUT) score, Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), and Prognostic …

Background The present study examined the association of nutrition status, as defined by
preoperative serum albumin, with postoperative outcomes and resource use after groin …

Aortic stenosis is the most prevalent valvular heart disease requiring intervention, especially
in the elderly population. Surgical aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve …

Background Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome that affects mortality after aortic valve
replacement (AVR). Malnutrition is often associated with the development of frailty. However …

Background Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive and safe
therapeutic alternative in patients who are at very high surgical risk or in whom there are …

Background Frailty, defined as impaired physiologic reserve and function, has been
associated with inferior results after surgery. Using a coding-based tool, we examined the …