The Association Between Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Mortality Risk of Patients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-analysis

By:
Xueqian Liu; Yiting Cai; Jiayu Zhang; Shiyu Chen; Shoupei Cao
Date:
2026
Resource type:
Peer review
Link:
The Association Between Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Mortality Risk of …

This meta-analysis shows that older patients with poor nutritional status (low GNRI) before TAVR have nearly double the risk of mortality after the procedure. It highlights malnutrition as a key, often overlooked predictor of outcomes and supports using GNRI as a simple tool for risk stratification in elderly cardiac patients.