Frailty and Bleeding in Older Adults Undergoing TAVR or SAVR Insights From the FRAILTY-AVR Study

OBJECTIVES: 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 transcatheter (TAVR) or surgical (SAVR) aortic valve replacement. BACKGROUND: Bleeding complications are harbingers of mortality and major morbidity in patients undergoing TAVR or SAVR. Despite the high prevalence of frailty in this population, little is known about its effects on …