Aortic Root Replacement in Octogenarians Offers Acceptable Perioperative and Late Outcomes

Conclusions Octogenarians can safely undergo aortic root replacement with moderately worse but acceptable perioperative mortality and late survival. Further studies are necessary to determine which subset of octogenarians are at the highest operative risk and may benefit from a conservative approach.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research