Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the Septuagenarian
AUTOR(ES)
Gooch, Jerry B.
RESUMO
Analyzed during a 3-year period were 86 patients from 70 to 80 years of age who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting without other cardiac procedures. The series included 57 men (66%) and 29 women (34%). The average follow-up period was 27 months. The early mortality rate for the men was 5.2%, and the overall mortality was 8.7%. This compared with an age-adjusted nationally expected death rate of 12.1% for this age group during this period of time. The early mortality rate for the women was 6.9%, with an overall mortality rate of 13.9%. This compared with an 8.7% age-adjusted nationally expected death rate.
