Early and late results of isolated and combined heart valve surgery in patients > or =80 years of age.
We present a series of 405 consecutive patients aged > or =80 years who underwent isolated or combined valve surgery over a 5-year period. Our results demonstrate that valve surgery in the elderly can be performed with acceptable early mortality, good late survival, and excellent late functional outcome.
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Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Leacche
Marzia
M
Paul
Subroto
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Rawn
James D
JD
Aranki
Sary F
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Couper
Gregory S
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Mihaljevic
Tomislav
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Rizzo
Robert J
RJ
Cohn
Lawrence H
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O'Gara
Patrick T
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Byrne
John G
JG
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome