Prognostic Impact of Frailty in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Functional frailty and cognitive impairment add prognostic value beyond conventional comparator models, whereas HALP does not. Brief functional and cognitive screening may help Heart Teams identify patients who need closer peri-procedural optimisation, rehabilitation planning, and discharge support rather than relying on surgical risk scores alone.
Authors
- Savica Gjorgjievska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4304-1852)
- N P Nikola Pavlovic
- Ivana Jurin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-9691)
- Antonio Bulum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-5088)
- Šime Manola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-2674)
- Igor Rudež (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7735-6721)
- Tomislav Šipić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8652-4523)
- Karlo Gjuras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9137-3014)
- Ana Šerman
- Daniel Unic
- Marin Pavlov
- Irzal Hadžibegović
Institutions
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- University Hospital Dubrava (HR)
- University North (HR)
- Catholic University of Croatia (HR)
- Clinical Centre of Kragujevac (RS)
- University of Osijek (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd13030137
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00