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Editorial
. 2022 Oct 4;11(19):e027705.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027705. Epub 2022 Sep 29.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Elderly Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis: The Role of Frailty, Malnutrition, and Sarcopenia

Michel Pompeu Sá  1   2 , Ozgun Erten  1   2 , Basel Ramlawi  1   2
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Elderly Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis: The Role of Frailty, Malnutrition, and Sarcopenia

Michel Pompeu Sá et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
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Keywords: Editorials; aortic valve stenosis; frailty; malnutrition; sarcopenia; transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

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Figure 1. The continuum of malnutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia and associated factors in elderly patients.
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Figure 2. Summary of key aspects in the scenario of frailty and malnutrition in elderly patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
FRAILTY‐AVR indicates Frailty in Aortic Valve Replacement; PERFORM‐TAVR, Protein and Exercise to Reverse Frailty in Older Men and Women Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; and TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
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