biostudies-literatureHobbs RDNHLBI NIH HHSNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Institutes of HealthPhil Jenkins and Darlene &amp; Stephen J. Szatmari Funds886-894.e1https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8722375biostudies-literatureUnknown163(3)<h4>Objective</h4>The study objective was to evaluate whether 5-m gait speed, an established marker of frailty, is associated with postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a retrospective review of 435 patients aged more than 60 years who underwent elective proximal aortic surgery, defined as surgery on the aortic root, ascending aorta, or aortic arch through median sternotomy. Patients completed a 5-m gait speed test within 30 days before surgery. We evaluated the association between categoric (slow, ≤0.83 m/s and normal, >0.83 m/s) and continuous gait speed and the likelihood of experiencing the composite outcome before and after adjustment for European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II. The composite outcome included in-hospiThe Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryGait speed is a preoperative indicator of postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery.PMC8722375K08 HL130614R35-HL135824R01 HL109942R01 HL127564R01HL141891K08HL130614R01-HL-109942R01-HL109946R01 HL141891R01 HL142023R35 HL135824R01 HL109946R01-HL142023R01-HL127564Hummell SLWiller CJNorton ELHornsby WEYang BHobbs RDAfilalo JPrager RLWu XfalseGait speed is a preoperative indicator of postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery.<h4>Objective</h4>The study objective was to evaluate whether 5-m gait speed, an established marker of frailty, is associated with postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a retrospective review of 435 patients aged more than 60 years who underwent elective proximal aortic surgery, defined as surgery on the aortic root, ascending aorta, or aortic arch through median sternotomy. Patients completed a 5-m gait speed test within 30 days before surgery. We evaluated the association between categoric (slow, ≤0.83 m/s and normal, >0.83 m/s) and continuous gait speed and the likelihood of experiencing the composite outcome before and after adjustment for European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II. The composite outcome included in-hospi2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Mar2025-04-19T20:54:30.512Z2025-04-19T20:54:30.512ZS-EPMC87223753268439310.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.165