Frailty Assessed by the FORECAST Is a Valid Tool to Predict Short-Term Outcome After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Objective: The term frailty is frequently used during decision-making in transcatheter heart valve procedures. Nevertheless, frailty is still measured by eyeballing rather than by using standardized frailty assessments. In a previous study, we developed a frailty score in a cardiac surgical patient population including patients, who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).