2000
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01185-6
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Late outcomes of open heart surgery in patients 70 years or older

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“…[12][13][14] Knowledge about the improvement in longterm quality of life in the elderly is limited. 15,16) Our study could be considered as useful in obtaining information about the long-term quality of life.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[12][13][14] Knowledge about the improvement in longterm quality of life in the elderly is limited. 15,16) Our study could be considered as useful in obtaining information about the long-term quality of life.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A sobrevida de 5 anos, dos pacientes acima de 70 anos submetidos a revascularização cirúrgica do miocárdio, é comparável com a curva de sobrevida atuarial dos pacientes da quinta e sexta década de vida, e é maior quando comparada com a população geral de mesma idade, sexo e etnia, conforme demonstrado por HORNEFFER et al (15) e por CANE et al (16) . FRUITMAN et al (17) , em 1999, e KHAN et al (18) , em 2000, estudaram o impacto da revascularização miocárdica sobre a qualidade de vida e concluíram que a diminuição da freqüência de episódios anginosos e a melhora da capacidade funcional coloca estes pacientes em situação igual ou melhor que a população geral de mesma idade.…”
Section: Dados Variáveis Grupo 1 Grupounclassified
“…This may on the one hand re ect a selection bias but on the other hand it may indicate that cardiac surgery has a positive in uence on survival in octogenarians with cardiovascular disease. Previously published reports support this nding (8,10). However, the interpretation of the analysis must be made cautiously because the two curves do cross at one point.…”
Section: This Series Of 130 Octogenarians Undergoing Open-heartmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…This may re ect differences in classifying the patients. Compared with other series we had a relatively high percentage of surgery classi ed as elective procedures (10). In our study population, there may be patients hospitalized several days prior to surgery in the cardiological department or other hospitals.…”
Section: This Series Of 130 Octogenarians Undergoing Open-heartmentioning
confidence: 99%