title: [Is heart surgery in over 80-year-old patients justified?].
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting and/or aortic valve replacement was performed in 68 patients aged 80 or older. These patients were compared to 743 patients younger than 80 years. In octogenerians cardiac surgery can be performed with an acceptable risk and a functional benefit.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harringer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morschheuser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haverich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Ist Herzchirurgie bei über 80jährigen gerechtfertigt?