Results of coronary artery bypass grafting and/or aortic or mitral valve operation in patients ≥90 years of age

In summary, we have shown that although nonagenarians are at higher risk from cardiac surgical procedures, they can derive significant benefit from these same procedures. This fact has important implications in the present health care debate on the use of limited resources in the elderly.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 1994-11, Vol.74 (9), p.960-962
Hauptverfasser:	Tsai, Tsung Po, Denton, Timothy A., Chaux, Aurelio, Matloff, Jack M., Kass, Robert M., Blanche, Carlos, Khan, Steven S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aortic Valve Biological and medical sciences Coronary Artery Bypass - mortality Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Heart Valve Prosthesis - mortality Hospital Mortality Humans Male Medical research Medical sciences Mitral Valve Mortality Older people Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Quality of Life Risk Factors Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	In summary, we have shown that although nonagenarians are at higher risk from cardiac surgical procedures, they can derive significant benefit from these same procedures. This fact has important implications in the present health care debate on the use of limited resources in the elderly.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9149(94)90599-1