title: Surgery in the elderly: cardiac disease as a risk factor and new concepts about prophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Zenilman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment