Objectives: Open heart surgery is considered as high risk procedure in elderly patients. We study the operative outcomes of open heart surgery in patients of age above 75 years in geography of world where life expectancy is around 67 years. Study Design: Retrospective Study. Setting: Research of...
In patients with sickle cell trait or disease, reduced life expectancy and a tendency for complications are believed to negatively affect likelihood of survival after open heart surgery. The aim of this study was to review retrospectively the perioperative results of patients undergoing cardiac surgery...
Patients who had TAVR performed using a transfemoral approach (from the groin to the heart) and open-heartsurgery patients both had better outcomes thanpatientswho underwent TAVR performed through an incision in the chest area. "This landmark study clarifies the long-term pros and cons of surgica...
Also, as life expectancy of the patients with BTNs is generally not shortened by the disease, quality adjusted life year (QALY) evaluations are particularly relevant. The current literature is lacking rigorous data, and utility values between RFA and OT have been rarely assessed. The purpose of ...
Does the assigned role an individual accepts (ie, that of a patient vs a healthy control) influence clinical patient-reported outcomes? Findings In this randomized clinical trial of 244 individuals with migraine, those who were randomly assigned to the role as a patient presented with significantly...
Development of life-expectancy tables for people with type 2 diabetes. Eur Heart J. 2009;30(7):834-839. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn567PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 4. Ting DSW, Cheung GCM, Wong TY. Diabetic retinopathy: global prevalence, major risk factors, screening practices...
After the surgery, Arnold's rep said, "Governor Schwarzenegger underwent a planned procedure at Cedars-Sinai to replace a pulmonic valve that was originally replaced due to a heart defect in 1997. That 1997 replacement valve was never meant to be permanent, and has outlived its expectanc...
Open Heart Surgery in Patients With Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathy In patients with sickle cell trait or disease, reduced life expectancy and a tendency for complications are believed to negatively affect likelihood of sur... SM Yousafzai,M Ugurlucan,OAA Radhwan,... - 《Circulation》 被引量: 34发...
Open heart operations were performed in patients with cardiac symptoms only in the absence of tumor recurrence. Tumor staging indicated reduced life expectancy in all patients. Thirty-eight patients (82.7%) had myocardial revascularization; 8 patients (17.3%) underwent valve operations. Postoperatively,...
This systematic review assesses cohort studies reporting survival, use of health care resources, quality of life, and end-of-life care among patients with