Search Results - "Bendayan, Melissa"
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Therapeutic Interventions for Frail Elderly Patients: Part I. Published Randomized Trials
Published in Progress in cardiovascular diseases (01-09-2014)“…Abstract The body of literature for frailty as a prognostic marker continues to grow, yet the evidence for frailty as a therapeutic target is less well…”
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Phase Angle as a Biomarker for Frailty and Postoperative Mortality: The BICS Study
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (04-09-2018)“…Background Phase angle (PA) is a bioimpedance measurement that is determined lean body mass and hydration status. Patients with low PA values are more likely…”
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Prognostic Value of Handgrip Strength in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (01-11-2021)“…Although multidimensional frailty scales have been proven to predict mortality and morbidity in cardiac surgery, there is a need for rapid tools that could be…”
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Therapeutic Interventions for Frail Elderly Patients: Part II. Ongoing and Unpublished Randomized Trials
Published in Progress in cardiovascular diseases (01-09-2014)“…Abstract There is increasing momentum to measure frailty in clinical practice given its proven value as a predictor of outcomes, particularly in elderly…”
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The Essential Frailty Toolset in Older Adults Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (03-08-2021)“…Background The Essential Frailty Toolset (EFT) was shown to be easy to use and predictive of adverse events in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement…”
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Muscle Mass and Direct Oral Anticoagulant Activity in Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-04-2021)“…Background Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are hydrophilic drugs with plasma levels inversely proportional to lean body mass. Sarcopenic patients with low…”
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Cost of Cardiac Surgery in Frail Compared With Nonfrail Older Adults
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (01-08-2017)“…Frailty is a risk factor for mortality, morbidity, and prolonged length of stay after cardiac surgery, all of which are major drivers of hospitalization costs…”
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Frailty and Bleeding in Older Adults Undergoing TAVR or SAVR: Insights From the FRAILTY-AVR Study
Published in JACC. Cardiovascular interventions (11-05-2020)“…The aim of this study was to examine the value of frailty to predict in-hospital major bleeding and determine its impact on mid-term mortality following…”
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NON-FEMORAL ACCESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH 30-DAY MORTALITY IN FRAIL PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (21-03-2017)“…To determine the effect of access site on 30-day mortality, multivariable logistic regression models were stratified according to frailty status and adjusted…”
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Frailty and Bleeding Risk Prediction in Older Adults
Published 01-01-2018“…BACKGROUND: Frail patients are more vulnerable to physiological stressors, and are therefore more susceptible to adverse events and medical complications. The…”
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BIOIMPEDANCE PHASE ANGLE AS A BIOMARKER FOR FRAILTY AND PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (10-03-2018)“…Methods Preoperative bioimpedance measurements, in addition to frailty and nutritional assessments, were performed in a prospective cohort of 277 patients…”
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Frailty and Bleeding in Older Adults Undergoing TAVR or SAVR
Published in JACC. Cardiovascular interventions (11-05-2020)“…The aim of this study was to examine the value of frailty to predict in-hospital major bleeding and determine its impact on mid-term mortality following…”
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Association of Depression With Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Published in JAMA cardiology (01-03-2018)“…Depression is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about depression in older…”
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Cost of Cardiac Surgery in Frail Compared to Non-Frail Older Adults
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (2017)“…Abstract Background Frailty is a risk factor for mortality, morbidity, and prolonged length of stay after cardiac surgery; all of which are major drivers of…”
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Abstract 17008: Increased Cost of Cardiac Surgery in Frail Compared to Non-frail Older Adults
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (11-11-2016)“…IntroductionWhile frailty is now well established as a risk factor for mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery, its role as a determinant of hospital…”
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