An active lifestyle prior to coronary surgery is associated with improved survival in elderly patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 758-763

  Rengo, Giuseppe ^a,b   Galasso, Gennaro ^c   Vitale, Dino F ^a   Furgi, Giuseppe ^a   Zincarelli, Carmela ^b,c   Golino, Luca ^c   Femminella, Grazia D ^c   Piscione, Federico ^c   Rengo, Franco ^a,c   Leosco, Dario ^c  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary surgery; Elderly Patients; Physical activity; Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953968732     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp216     Document Type: Article

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