Frailty is a complex syndrome affecting a growing sector of the global population as medical
developments have advanced human mortality rates across the world. Our current …

Sarcopenia has recently been studied in both adults and children and was found to be a
prognostic marker for adverse outcome in a variety of patient groups. Our research showed …

Background In recent years, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have received increasing
prominence in cardiovascular research and clinical care. An understanding of the variability …

Healthcare and outcomes for children with medical complexity (CMC) and their families can
be improved by conducting well-conceived, designed, implemented, and analyzed research …

Introduction It is recommended to assess frailty prior to heart transplantation (HT). Our
objective was to assess the prevalence of frailty in patients listed for HT. Methods The …

Nutrition assessment can be challenging in children with end‐stage organ disease and in
those requiring an organ transplant. The effect of poor nutrition status can exert long‐lasting …

Frailty syndrome (FS) has recently attracted attention as one of the major predictors of heart
failure (HF) course severity. We aimed to develop a simple tool for predicting frailty in …

Many children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease (CHD) are
physically inactive and participate in an insufficient amount of moderate-to-vigorous intensity …

Frailty is a multi-dimensional clinical syndrome that is associated with increased morbidity
and mortality and decreased quality of life. Children/adolescents with heart disease (HD) …

Background Research to date suggests that frailty is higher in women and is associated with
functional difficulty. This study builds on the evidence by examining the association between …