Key result
Essential Frailty Toolset emerges as the most practical validated frailty score in valve disease.
Why the study?
Valvular heart disease carries significant morbidity and mortality, and selecting an interventional treatment requires individualized patient evaluation.
Highlights the need for individualized frailty assessment in patients with valvular heart disease considering interventional treatment.
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May guide frailty assessment in valvular decisions; leaves open prospective validation of outcome impact.
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Titinger et al. (2023) conducted a review in Valvular heart disease and frailty. Essential Frailty Toolset (EFT) vs. Other frailty scores (Katz, Fried, CFS, SPPB, Columbia) was evaluated. The Essential Frailty Toolset (EFT) is highlighted as the most practical and validated score for assessing frailty in patients with valve disease to guide medical care and decision-making.
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