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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2011-8-29
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pubmed:abstractText |
Elderly patients are often discouraged from undergoing cardiac surgery procedures owing to the perception of high mortality and poor functional outcomes. This study evaluates long-term survival and quality of life after cardiac surgery in octogenarian and nonagenarian patients.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
1552-6259
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:copyrightInfo |
Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
92
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
851-7
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Coronary Artery Bypass,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Massachusetts,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Myocardial Ischemia,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Postoperative Period,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Prognosis,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Quality of Life,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Surgical Procedures, Elective,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Survival Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:21871269-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
2011
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Long-term survival and quality of life justify cardiac surgery in the very elderly patient.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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