Impact of Frailty on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia [Peripheral Vascular Disease]

Conclusions:
Frailty was independently associated with 2-year overall survival and amputation-free survival in patients with critical limb ischemia treated with revascularization, irrespective of age, revascularization mode, and chronic renal failure status.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - July 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Takeji, Y., Yamaji, K., Tomoi, Y., Okazaki, J., Tanaka, K., Nagae, A., Jinnouchi, H., Hiramori, S., Soga, Y., Ando, K. Tags: Peripheral Vascular Disease Source Type: research