Open Heart Surgery Patients
Conditions
Keywords
nonagenarians, quality of life, cardiothoracic surgery, long term survival
Brief summary
Long term follow-up of nonagenarians who have undergone open heart procedures.
Detailed description
Based on population studies, life expectancy at age 80 is 8.5 years, and at the age of 85 years, it is 6.3 years (US Bureau of Census 2000). There are currently 1.6 million nonagenarians and roughly 72,000 centenarians living in the United States. With this increasing elderly population, knowledge of the special management issues and long-term sequela are imperative. Bacchetta and coworkers from our institution presented a 10-year outcomes experience in nonagenarians undergoing cardiac surgery. In 42 consecutive patients, in-hospital mortality was 7%, and 30-day mortality 5%. Postoperative morbidity was documented in 67% with arrhythmias accounting for 31% of the cases, followed by respiratory complications, infections, and strokes. While this is mostly in-hospital data, long-term follow-ups have not been performed.
Interventions
PROCEDURECardiac Surgery
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery, aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement, aortic aneurysm repair
Sponsors
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
90 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who underwent open heart procedures and who were 90 years or greater between 1995 and 2004 at The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who refuse follow-up
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed