Assessing operative risk and benefit in elderly patients with heart valve disease

Eur Heart J. 2013 Sep;34(36):2788-91. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht233. Epub 2013 Jul 2.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Decision Making
  • Female
  • Frail Elderly
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Preoperative Care / methods
  • Risk Assessment / methods