PMID- 1925475
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19911121
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0036-7672 (Print)
IS  - 0036-7672 (Linking)
VI  - 121
IP  - 40
DP  - 1991 Oct 5
TI  - [Aortocoronary bypass surgery in patients older than 70 years].
PG  - 1439-44
AB  - From January 1981 to December 1990, 204 patients aged between 70 and 81 years 
      underwent aortocoronary bypass surgery. Operative mortality (30-day mortality) 
      was 6.8%. Actuarial survival rate at 1 and 5 years was 92% and 86% respectively. 
      A higher incidence of postoperative complications was observed (arrhythmias in 
      19%, reoperation for bleeding in 5.4%, respiratory and neurological complications 
      in 13% and 3% respectively, perioperative infarction in 4.4%). The mean follow-up 
      was 25 months. Preoperatively most patients (71%) were in New York Heart 
      Association (NYHA) functional class III and IV, and at the end of following-up in 
      NYHA functional class I and II (95%) (p less than 0.001). A rapid rise in 
      coronary artery surgery in the elderly is evident. It is associated with an 
      increased but acceptable operative risk. Long-term results and postoperative 
      improvement of functional status are very satisfactory.
FAU - Pasic, M
AU  - Pasic M
AD  - Klinik fur Herzgefasschirurgie, Universitatsspital Zurich.
FAU - Laske, A
AU  - Laske A
FAU - Carrel, T
AU  - Carrel T
FAU - Bauer, E
AU  - Bauer E
FAU - Turina, J
AU  - Turina J
FAU - von Segesser, L
AU  - von Segesser L
FAU - Turina, M
AU  - Turina M
LA  - ger
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Aortokoronare Bypasschirurgie bei uber 70jahrigen Patienten.
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Schweiz Med Wochenschr
JT  - Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift
JID - 0404401
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Coronary Artery Bypass/mortality/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Valve Prosthesis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Postoperative Complications/etiology
MH  - Reoperation
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Survival Analysis
EDAT- 1991/10/05 00:00
MHDA- 1991/10/05 00:01
CRDT- 1991/10/05 00:00
PHST- 1991/10/05 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/10/05 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1991/10/05 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1991 Oct 5;121(40):1439-44.