Frailty in the Advanced Heart Failure Patient: A Challenging, Neglected, Yet Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor

Purpose of review There is an increasing push for frailty assessment to become a routine part of the evaluation of potential candidates for advanced heart failure (AHF) therapies. The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of frailty in the care of the AHF patient. Recent findings This re...

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Published in:Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine 2023-08, Vol.25 (8), p.261-271
Main Authors: Hsi, Brian, Province, Valesha, Tang, W. H. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Cardiology
Cognitive ability
Exercise
Frailty
Gait
Genotype & phenotype
Heart failure
Heart surgery
Heart transplants
Malnutrition
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Patients
Physical fitness
Systematic review
Topical Collection on Heart Failure
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Summary:Purpose of review There is an increasing push for frailty assessment to become a routine part of the evaluation of potential candidates for advanced heart failure (AHF) therapies. The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of frailty in the care of the AHF patient. Recent findings This review focuses on some of the available data for the assessment of frailty specifically in the AHF, durable mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and heart transplant (HT) patients, and explores some of the challenges in assessing frailty in these patient populations. Summary As the presence of frailty can significantly impact outcomes after HT and durable MCS implantation, there should be an increased recognition of this entity during routine evaluation and management of the AHF patient.
ISSN:1092-8464
1534-3189
DOI:10.1007/s11936-023-00992-7