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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1391
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Cary W. Akins, MD

Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, White 503, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114

(Email: cakins@partners.org).

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Advanced patient age and reoperative status have been routinely identified as significant risk factors for mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgical operations. Eitz and colleagues [1] studied a cohort of patients in which these risk factors are emphasized, reoperative aortic valve procedures in octogenarians. The 30-day mortality rate of 16% compared with 7% for first-time aortic valve replacement, and increased rates of postoperative atrial fibrillation, heart block, reexploration, circulatory support, and resuscitation, confirm . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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