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Gait Speed and Operative Mortality in Older Adults Following Cardiac Surgery

Jonathan Afilalo, Sunghee Kim, Sean M. O’Brien, James M. Brennan, Fred H. Edwards, Michael J. Mack, James B. McClurken, Joseph C. Cleveland, Peter K. Smith, David M. Shahian, Karen P. Alexander

JAMA Cardiology · 2016

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Summary

Gait speed is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery, with each 0.1-m/s decrease conferring an 11% relative increase in mortality. Gait speed can be used to refine estimates of operative risk, to support decision-making and, since incremental value is modest when used as a sole criterion for frailty, to screen older adults who could benefit from further assessment.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0316
Catalogue ID
BFmoef2oy5-7lkd6u
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