[Cardiac surgery in the elderly: new prospects for an increasing population].
Improvement in socioeconomic and sanitary conditions during last 2 decades has lead to 4 year-life expectancy increasing in Spanish population. Increasing in age-related cardiovascular pathologies makes more necessary cardiac surgery in the elderly. Analysis of current characteristics of elderly population, cardiac surgery indications in this group, as well as morbimortality published results and future expectations, constitute the topic of this review.
Carrascal
Yolanda
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Servicio de Cirugía Cardíaca, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Ramón y Cajal 5, 47005 Valladolid, Spain. aguerrerop@medynet.com
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007902:Length of Stay; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors