The frailty syndrome and mortality among very old patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis under different treatments

Background The role of frailty as a prognostic factor in non-selected patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (SAS) is still uncertain. This study aims to examine the association between the frailty syndrome and mortality among very old patients with symptomatic SAS, and to assess whether the association varies with the type of SAS treatment. Methods and results Prospective study of 606 patients aged ≥75 years with symptomatic SAS,...