Early and late results of cardiac and thoracic aortic surgery in octogenarians: Comparison with high-risk younger patients

Circulation Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 539-544

  Kawachi, Yoshito ^a   Nakashima, Atsuhiro ^a   Kosuga, Tomokazu ^a   Tomoeda, Hiroshi ^a   Nishimura, Yosuke ^a   Toshima, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case mix study; EuroSCORE; High risk younger patients; Octogenarians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0038460072     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.539     Document Type: Article

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