Should we routinely include geriatric functional assessments to determine candidacy for TAVR?
(ie., assessing gait speed, cognition, physical function, fall history, orthostatic vital signs, etc.)
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Should geriatric functional assessments be routinely used to determine candidacy for TAVR?
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Cardiology · Washington University School of Medicine
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Studies have shown that 40-50% of older patients with severe AS and high (≥8%) or prohibitive (≥15%) risk for perioperative mortality with surgical aortic valve replacement (based on the STS score) fail to survive with improved quality of life 1 year after undergoing TAVR. This suggests that TAVR ma...
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