Does diabetes mellitus increase immediate surgical risk in octogenarian patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery? Diabetes mellitus aumenta risco cirúrgico imediato em pacientes octogenários submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica?

Does diabetes mellitus increase immediate surgical risk in octogenarian patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery? Diabetes mellitus aumenta risco cirúrgico imediato em pacientes octogenários submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica?

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes is a well known risk factor for early and late adverse outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG); however, few studies have investigated the impact of this risk factor in the group of older patients, especially octogenarians. OBJECTIVES: To co...

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Main Authors: Fernando Pivatto Júnior, Edemar M. C. Pereira, Felipe H. Valle, Guaracy F. Teixeira Filho, Ivo A. Nesralla, João R. M. Sant'Anna, Paulo R. Prates, Renato A. K. Kalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Revascularização miocárdica
Idoso
Idoso de 80 anos ou mais
Diabetes mellitus
Myocardial revascularization
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382012000400018

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