Abstract
2/2011
vol. 8
Cardiopulmonary bypass for high-risk octogenarians with isolated coronary artery disease
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2011; 8 (2): 197–200
Online publish date: 2011/07/05
In this paper we present the very important clinical issue of cardiac surgery in patients over 80 years with coronary artery disease. The authors discuss this problem in the context of guidelines, results from recently published studies and their long-lasting experience in the treatment of coronary artery disease. We present a report of two 89-year-old high-risk
patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass.
patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Keywords
coronary artery disease, octogenarians, cardiopulmonary bypass
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