This article examined the impact of gait speed, as a marker of frailty, on surgical outcomes in a group of 167 cardiac patients aged 65 years or older. The authors concluded that there was no relation between gait speed and outcome.
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The Effects of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery
Submitted by: CTSNet Staff
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
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Author(s): Niv Ad, Sari D. Holmes, Linda Halpin, R.N., Deborah J. Shuman, Casey E. Miller, Deborah Lamont
