Feasibility and risks of heart surgery in very elderly: Analysis of 200 consecutive patients of 80 years and above

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 295-304

  Deiwick, M M ^a   Roschner C C ^a   Rothenburger, M M ^a   Schmid, C C ^a   Scheld, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart surgery in elderly; Mortality of heart surgery in elderly; Octogenarians; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034985147     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(01)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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