Key result
Heart valve surgery in 114 patients over age 60 consisted of 73 aortic, 22 mitral, and 10 multiple valve replacements, 2 mitral valve repairs, and 7 closed mitral valvotomies.
Population
114 patients over the age of 60 undergoing heart valve surgery at the National Heart Hospital
Design
Case_series
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Historical series benchmarks early valve surgery in elderly; leaves open relevance to modern techniques and outcomes.
This historical case series documents the types of heart valve surgeries performed in patients over 60 years old during the 1960s.
Oh et al. (1973) studied this question. Heart valve surgery in 114 patients over age 60 consisted of 73 aortic, 22 mitral, and 10 multiple valve replacements, 2 mitral valve repairs, and 7 closed mitral valvotomies.
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