Frailty in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aortic stenosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older patients. The advent of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) offers an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high or intermediate risk of adverse events. Existing evidence highlights the importance of frailty as a predictor of poor outcomes post-TAVI. The objective of this study is to review the operationalisation of frailty instruments for TAVI recipients and determine clinical outcomes and the change in quality of life in frail patients undergoing TAVI.

Methods and analysis

Methods are reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols 2015 checklist. W

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377546 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature