Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2009 Jun;42(3):368-370.
Emergency Aortic Valve Replacement for a 95-year-old Patient
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Korea. yw2525@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- As the average age of the general population increases, a growing number of elderly patients are presenting for cardiac operations. Although aortic valve replacement in patients aged 80 years and older has been shown to have excellent outcomes with good long-term survival rates, some physicians are still hesitant to refer elderly patients for surgical intervention. A 95-years old female was admitted to our hospital with cardiogenic shock and an emergency operation was required. She was successfully treated with emergency aortic valve replacement. We report here on a case of successful emergency surgical treatment for aortic stenosis in a 95 years old woman.
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