What is Risk assessment?

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Risk Assessment is critical for this group of patients, this aim is to relief them from as much symptoms as possible. Before any procedures or surgeries, our cardiologist will perform a detailed risk assessment, addressing:​

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• Immediate and short term risk assessment and prognosis in the very elderly

• Assessment of interventions and competing conditions (pharmacologic, rehabilitative, procedural or surgical) in context of subject’s life expectancy (time to benefit analysis) and patient-preference outcomes

•  Comprehensive geriatric assessments (grip strength, gait speed, cognition, physical function, fall history, orthostatic vital signs)

• identifying geriatric impairments that influence management/outcomes

• Provide risk-stratification for major interventions (e.g. TAVR)

• Addressing polypharmacy, particularly as it pertains to the complex regimen for CV syndromes

• Incorporating patient perspectives and goals