Early and late results of isolated and combined heart valve surgery in patients ≥80 years of age

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作者
Unic, D [1 ]
Leacche, M
Paul, S
Rawn, JD
Aranki, SF
Couper, GS
Mihaljevic, T
Rizzo, RJ
Cohn, LH
O'Gara, PT
Byrne, JG
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Cardiac Surg, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
[2] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Cardiac Surg, Boston, MA USA
[3] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Cardiovasc, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.024
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We present a series of 405 consecutive patients aged >= 80 years who underwent isolated or combined valve surgery over a 5-year period. Our results demonstrate that valve surgery in the elderly can be performed with acceptable early mortality, good late survival, and excellent late functional outcome. (c) 2005 by Excerpta Medica Inc.
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