PMID- 8153505
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940512
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 1013-2058 (Print)
IS  - 1013-2058 (Linking)
VI  - 83
IP  - 10
DP  - 1994 Mar 8
TI  - [Cardiovascular interventions in elderly patients].
PG  - 283-5
AB  - From January 1981 to December 1990, 204 patients between 70 and 81 years of age 
      underwent aortocoronary bypass-surgery, and 20 patients age 80 years or older 
      underwent valvular surgery. The operative mortality rate (30-day mortality) of 
      aortocoronary bypass-surgery was 6.8%; actuarial survival rate at 1 and 5 years 
      was 92% and 86%, respectively. The operative mortality rate of valvular surgery 
      was 15%; actuarial survival rate at 1 and 5 years was 78.5% and 67%, 
      respectively. The mean follow-up was 25 months. Most patients undergoing 
      myocardial revascularization (71%) and all the patients undergoing valvular 
      surgery were preoperatively in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class 
      III or IV, at the end of the follow-up in NYHA functional class I or II (95%). A 
      rapid rise in the number of heart operations in the elderly is evident. It is 
      associated with increased but acceptable operative risk. Longterm results and 
      postoperative improvement of functional status are satisfactory.
FAU - Pasic, M
AU  - Pasic M
AD  - Departement Chirurgie, Universitatsspital Zurich.
FAU - von Segesser, L
AU  - von Segesser L
FAU - Carrel, T
AU  - Carrel T
FAU - Laske, A
AU  - Laske A
FAU - Vogt, P
AU  - Vogt P
FAU - Schonbeck, M
AU  - Schonbeck M
FAU - Niederhauser, U
AU  - Niederhauser U
FAU - Jenni, R
AU  - Jenni R
FAU - Turina, M
AU  - Turina M
LA  - ger
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Kardiovaskulare Eingriffe bei alteren Patienten.
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax
JT  - Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de medecine Praxis
JID - 8403202
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - *Coronary Artery Bypass/mortality
MH  - Female
MH  - *Heart Valve Prosthesis/mortality
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Survival Rate
EDAT- 1994/03/08 00:00
MHDA- 1994/03/08 00:01
CRDT- 1994/03/08 00:00
PHST- 1994/03/08 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/03/08 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/03/08 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1994 Mar 8;83(10):283-5.