Why the study?
Are rates of death and stroke higher in octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting compared to younger patients?
Are rates of death and stroke higher in octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting compared to younger patients?
While octogenarians have higher overall rates of death and stroke after CABG, outcomes for elective surgery are similar to younger patients, and mortality differences are decreasing over time.
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Elective CABG may be reasonable in selected octogenarians; leaves open whether randomized data would confirm narrowing mortality gaps.
Roger J.F. Baskett (2005) studied this question.
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