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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

Invited Commentary

University of Alberta Hospital, 2D4.37 Walter MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre, 8440 112th St, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada

(Email: dbross@cha.ab.ca).

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The article by Zingone and colleagues [1] is a well-written and interesting retrospective review of a moderately sized Italian cardiac surgery center's results with operations in 355 octogenarians during a 10-year period. Although not particularly original, this article has some strengths, including complete follow-up of all patients and the inclusion of a significant number of high-risk patients in the cohort. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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