December 18, 2013Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care
Frailty and prognosis in advanced heart failure
Key result
Frailty assessment helps stratify heart failure patients at high risk for adverse outcomes, serving as an important management strategy prior to device therapies.
Why the study?
Does frailty assessment improve risk stratification for adverse outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure?
Population
Patients with advanced heart failure
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Frailty assessment may refine prognostication in heart failure; leaves open whether it alters management or outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does frailty assessment improve risk stratification for adverse outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure?
P
Population
Patients with advanced heart failure
E
Exposure
Frailty assessment
O
Outcome
Risk stratification for adverse outcomes
Frailty assessment is a valuable tool for risk stratifying patients with advanced heart failure, particularly when evaluating candidacy for device therapies.
Cite This Study
Boxer et al. (2013) conducted a review in advanced heart failure. Frailty assessment was evaluated. Frailty assessment helps stratify heart failure patients at high risk for adverse outcomes, serving as an important management strategy prior to device therapies.