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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 91, 924-928, Copyright © 1986 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Cardiac surgery in the octogenarian

TP Tsai, JM Matloff, RJ Gray, A Chaux, RM Kass, ME Lee and LS Czer

Seventy-six consecutive patients, aged 80 to 89 (mean 82), underwent cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass. Hypothermia (22 degrees C) and hyperkalemic cardioplegia were used in each. There were 35 men and 41 women. Thirteen patients (17%) were in New York Heart Association Functional Class III and 62 patients (81%) were in Class IV preoperatively. Coronary bypass procedures (Group I) were performed in 38 patients, of whom five had combined carotid endarterectomy. The average number of grafts was 3.7 per patient. There were two early deaths (5.2%). Single or double valve replacement, without coronary bypass (Group II), was done in 15 patients, with one early death (6.6%). Coronary bypass and valve procedures (Group III) were performed in 23 patients with seven early deaths (30%). Total early mortality was 10 deaths in 76 patients (13%). Of the 66 (87%) 30 day survivors, 19 (29.1%) had major postoperative complications, including bleeding, pericardial tamponade, sternal dehiscence, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, and pump failure. Mean hospital stay was 23 days (9 to 117 days). Late cardiac-related deaths occurred in eight patients (9%) during the 58 (mean 28) months of follow-up. Thus combined early and late mortality was 18 deaths (24%). Mortality at any time was related to Functional Class IV status (17/18 deaths, 94% in Class IV); combined procedures (12/28 patients died, 43%); use of intra-aortic balloon pumping (8/13 patients died, 62%); and postoperative bleeding necessitating reoperation (4/6 patients died, 67%). At follow-up 84% of survivors had improved by one or more functional classes, and there was a low incidence of cardiac-related late deaths. This experience supports the concept that in octogenarians the indications for operation should be as for other patients of less advanced age, especially in those with isolated coronary artery disease and pure valve disease. Operation should not be delayed, so that these patients will not advance to higher-risk Class IV status preoperatively.

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