Changyong Yang, Dadong Li, Roger Mennett, Jonathan Hammond2, Gong Zhang, Donghui Chen, Robert Gallagher Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Research, and Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA |
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Background and aim of the study: The study aim was to investigate the influence of ‘urgent’ status on short and long-term mortality and morbidity in a consecutive series of octogenarian patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR). |
had more comorbidities than those in the ‘elective’ group. There was a non-significant trend towards a higher in-hospital mortality in the ‘urgent’ group (10.2% versus 4.3%, p = 0.18). The 39-month survival rate was 81% in elective patients, and 71% in urgent patients (p = 0.166). |
Urgent Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians: Does an ‘Urgent’ Status Increase Morbidity and Mortality? |
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