title: Should heart transplantation be considered as a treatment option for patients aged 70 years and older?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. jm2240@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Niloo M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011336:Probability; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis