Key result
Heart valve replacement in patients aged 65-75 shows ~4% early mortality and good clinical outcomes.
Why the study?
Does heart valve replacement improve clinical outcomes and survival in elderly patients aged 65-75 years?
Observational (n=68)
Does heart valve replacement improve clinical outcomes and survival in elderly patients aged 65-75 years?
Heart valve replacement in elderly patients (65-75 years) is associated with acceptable mortality and excellent clinical improvement, supporting similar indications for surgery as in younger patients.
Valve replacement showed acceptable mortality and outcomes in this elderly cohort; leaves open applicability to contemporary practice.
From January 1973 to December 1976, 70 operations for heart valve replacement were performed on 68 patients aged 65--75 years. These comprised 40 aortic valve replacements, 27 mitral valve replacements, and three aortic and mitral valve replacements. Three patients died within 30 days of operation (early mortality 4.3%), and five died 12 weeks to three years after operation. Four patients showed no improvement. The results were excellent or good in the remaining 56 patients. Valve replacemnt can restore to a useful independent life elderly patients who would otherwise be a burden on costly social and medical domiciliary services. The indications for valve surgery in the elderly should therefore be the same as in any other age group.
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Bono et al. (1978) conducted an observational in Heart valve disease (n=68). Heart valve replacement was evaluated on Early mortality (within 30 days). Heart valve replacement in elderly patients aged 65-75 years resulted in a 4.3% early mortality rate, with 56 of 68 patients achieving excellent or good clinical results.
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