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[Is heart surgery in over 80-year-old patients justified?]
M Brandt1, W Harringer, T Morschheuser
1Klinik für Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Coronary artery bypass grafting and/or aortic valve replacement was performed in 68 patients aged 80 or older. These patients were compared to 743 patients younger than 80 years. In octogenerians cardiac surgery can be performed with an acceptable risk and a functional benefit.