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Objective: Aging of the population is a current phenomenon in Japan, and life expectancy at 80 years old is getting longer. So we reviewed cardio-aortic operations on octogenarians at our institution.Subjects and Methods: Thirty-three consecutive octogenarian patients who had undergone cardio-aortic operations from 1992 to 1998 were studied. There were 14 men and 19 women. The mean age was 81.9 years. Of the 33, 19 patients (58%) were in New York Heart Association class IV, and 21 patients (64%) were operated on urgently or in emergency. The procedures undergone were operation for coronary artery disease in 17 patients, operation for valvular disease in 7 patients, operation for thoracic-aorta in 7 patients, and others in 2 patients.Results: The hospital mortality rate was 27% (9 patients). However, 89% of patients experiencing hospital death were in New York Heart Association class IV preoperatively and had required an emergency/urgent operation. On the other hand, there was only one hospital death (1/12, 8.3%) among the elective patients. The statistically significant risk factors for hospital death were renal insufficiency, shock, New York Heart Association class IV, intra-aortic balloon pumping, and longer cardiopulmonary bypass time. The one-, three-, and five-year-survival rate was 73%, 68%, and 55%, respectively. Of the survivors, 77% were in class I or II.Conclusion: Although octogenarians' hospital mortality was still very high, the mid-term results were acceptable and the survivors' quality of life was satisfactory. These data suggested that we should operate on cardio-aortic patients before they reach a very serious state, especially in octogenarians.
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Ohashi, M., Fukunaga, S., Kawano, H. et al. Cardio-aortic operation in octogenarians. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 49, 47–52 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02913123
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