Mitral valve surgery in octogenarians: Should we fight for repair? A survival and quality-of-life assessment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 875-880

  Nloga, Joseph ^a,b   Hénaine, Roland ^a,b   Vergnat, Mathieu ^a,b   Wautot, Fabrice ^a,b   Desebbe, Olivier ^a   Robin, Jacques ^a   Ninet, Jean ^a,b   Obadia, Jean François ^a,b  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Mitral valve; Octogenarian; Prosthesis; Quality of life; Repair; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 79955586145     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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