Early and late results of isolated and combined heart valve surgery in patients > or =80 years of age

Daniel Unic; Marzia Leacche; Subroto Paul; James D Rawn; Sary F Aranki; Gregory S Couper; Tomislav Mihaljevic; Robert J Rizzo; Lawrence H Cohn; Patrick T O'Gara; John G Byrne

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.024

Early and late results of isolated and combined heart valve surgery in patients > or =80 years of age

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Jun 15;95(12):1500-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.024.

Authors

Daniel Unic¹, Marzia Leacche, Subroto Paul, James D Rawn, Sary F Aranki, Gregory S Couper, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Robert J Rizzo, Lawrence H Cohn, Patrick T O'Gara, John G Byrne

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 15950583
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.024

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Cause of Death
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / mortality
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome