Short-term and long-term outcomes of octogenarians after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Purpose Off-pump coronary artery bypass has been reported to be associated with reduced morbidity and mortality after surgical coronary revascularization, especially in high-risk patients. The aim of this study was to clarify the efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass for the very elderly patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2010-11, Vol.58 (11), p.561-567
Hauptverfasser: Takase, Shinya, Yokoyama, Hitoshi, Satokawa, Hirono, Sato, Yoshiyuki, Kurosawa, Hiroyuki, Seto, Yuki, Kagoshima, Akihito, Igarashi, Takashi
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Off-pump coronary artery bypass has been reported to be associated with reduced morbidity and mortality after surgical coronary revascularization, especially in high-risk patients. The aim of this study was to clarify the efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass for the very elderly patients. Methods We compared the outcomes of octogenarians ( n = 28, 82 ± 2 years) undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass and those of the patients
ISSN:1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-010-0640-9