Cardiac surgery in elderly and very elderly patients can be performed with acceptable mortality provided that accurate selection and a multifactorial risk evaluation are adopted. Whenever possible, nonelective operations should be avoided and earlier surgery should be encouraged. Five-year survival and functional recovery are good.

Short-term and long-term results of cardiac surgery in elderly and very elderly patients / Speziale, G., Nasso, G., Barattoni, M.c., Esposito, G., Popoff, G., Argano, V., Greco, E., Zussa, C., Cristell, D., Coppola, R., Chierchia, S., Marchese, A., Caldarola, P., Fattouch, K., Tavazzi, L.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 1097-685X. - STAMPA. - 141:(2011), pp. 725-731. [10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.05.010]

Short-term and long-term results of cardiac surgery in elderly and very elderly patients

GRECO, Ernesto;
2011

Abstract

Cardiac surgery in elderly and very elderly patients can be performed with acceptable mortality provided that accurate selection and a multifactorial risk evaluation are adopted. Whenever possible, nonelective operations should be avoided and earlier surgery should be encouraged. Five-year survival and functional recovery are good.
2011
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Short-term and long-term results of cardiac surgery in elderly and very elderly patients / Speziale, G., Nasso, G., Barattoni, M.c., Esposito, G., Popoff, G., Argano, V., Greco, E., Zussa, C., Cristell, D., Coppola, R., Chierchia, S., Marchese, A., Caldarola, P., Fattouch, K., Tavazzi, L.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 1097-685X. - STAMPA. - 141:(2011), pp. 725-731. [10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.05.010]
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