“…As for other Asian populations, Lee et al 4 studied in South Korea the clinical usefulness of nutritional assessment tools for predicting the risk of mortality following TAVI and found that low GNRI was independently associated with a higher risk of 1‐year mortality. Furthermore, Sihag et al 5 demonstrated that patients with worse nutritional status in China had a worse prognosis regardless of the nutritional score used (GNRI, Prognostic Nutritional Index, or CONUT). Both studies 4 , 5 showed that the nutritional aspect seems to be a problem not only in Japan but also in other Asian populations as well.…”