Impact of frailty on mortality and morbidity in bridge to transplant recipients of contemporary durable mechanical circulatory support.

Background: Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes in advanced heart failure. We studied the impact of frailty on postoperative outcomes in bridge to transplant (BTT) durable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) recipients.

Methods: Patients undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD, n = 96) or biventricular support (BiV, n = 11) as BTT underwent frailty assessment.