Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2880807 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Octogenarians exhibit a similar long-term survival and quality of life after primary and redo cardiac surgery. Therefore, cardiac reoperation should not be a contraindication per se in octogenarians.
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Authors
Markus MD, Robert MD, PhD, Andreas Hiebinger, Michael MD, MPH, Bernhard MD, Catalin Constantin MD, Rüdiger MD, PhD,