Good outcomes from cardiac surgery in the over 70s

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-137

  Zaidi, A M ^a   Fitzpatrick, A P ^a   Keenan, D J M ^a   Odom, N J ^a   Grotte, G J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Elderly; Mortality; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032801415     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.2.134     Document Type: Article

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