Prevalence and prognostic value of frailty testing in general heart failure is well established; however, its usefulness in advanced heart failure is unclear.
In our prospective cohort of 40 patients with advanced heart failure, we found that frailty testing is feasible and was predictive of the combined endpoint of all-cause hospitalization and mortality.
On analysis of secondary endpoints, frailty status was also associated with increased all-cause hospitalizations and non-heart failure related hospitalizations.
Frailty assessment in patients with advanced heart failure could provide important prognostic information.