Cardiac surgery in the elderly: What goals of care?

At present, the majority of cardiac surgery interventions have been performed in the elderly with successful short-term mortality and morbidity, however significant difficulties must to be underlined about our capacity to predict long-term outcomes such as disability, worsening quality of life and...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Pratesi, Francesco Orso, Camilla Ghiara, Aldo Lo Forte, Anna Chiara Baroncini, Maria Laura Di Meo, Emanuele Carassi, Samuele Baldasseroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/852