Rationale and design of the FELICITAR registry (Frailty Evaluation After List Inclusion, Characteristics and Influence on Transplantation and Results).

ABSTRACT: Frailty reflects a state of decreased physiological reserve and vulnerability to stressors. Its prevalence among patients with cardiovascular disease is as high as 60%. Frailty is associated with a poor prognosis for patients with heart failure, increasingly frequent hospitalization, and death. The recent published listing criteria for heart transplantation of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation recommend assessing frailty (class IIb recommendation, level of evidence C). However, this recommendation is not based on prospective studies, and frailty scores have only been validated in patients age > 65 years. The aim of the FELICITAR registry (Frailty Evaluation After List Inclusion, Characteristics and Influence on Transplantation and Results) is to assess the impact

SUBMITTER: Ayesta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489992 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature