Impact of frailty on health-related quality of life 1 year after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) brings symptom relief and improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the majority of patients treated for symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis. However, there is a substantial group of patients that do not benefit from TAVI. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of frailty on HRQoL 1 year after TAVI.

Methods

The TAVI Care & Cure Program is an ongoing, prospective, observational study including patients referred for TAVI to our institution. A comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed to evaluate existence of frailty using the Erasmus Frailty Score (EFS). HRQoL was assessed using the EQ-5D-5 L at baseline and 1 year after TAVI.

Results

239 patients underwent TAVI and completed HRQ

SUBMITTER: Goudzwaard JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7583518 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature