Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity in Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Background: Elderly patients (>75 years) have constituted the fastest growing portion of the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patient population over the last two decades. Of the goals that surgical care for the elderly pursues, cure may be an unfeasible one; nevertheless, palliation and co...

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Main Authors: Hassan Radmehr, Alireza Bakhshandeh, Mehrdad Salehi, Iraj Ghorbandaeipour, Amir Hossein Sadeghpoor Tabai, Mehdi Sanatkarfar, Ahmad Reza Nasr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-10-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/107