Nonelective cardiac surgery in the elderly: Is it justified? Ravi K. Ghanta, MD, Prem S. Shekar, MD, Siobhan McGurk, BS, Donna M. Rosborough, RN, MS, Sary F. Aranki, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 140, Issue 1, Pages 103-109.e1 (July 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.001 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 140, 103-109.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.001) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Postoperative quality-of-life scores compared with the US population and patients with heart disease. As assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12.14 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 140, 103-109.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.001) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Kaplan –Meier survival analysis by procedure type Kaplan –Meier survival analysis by procedure type. CABG, Coronary artery bypass grafting. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 140, 103-109.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.001) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Receiver operating curves of EuroSCORE and Society of Thoracic Surgeons predictive algorithms. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 140, 103-109.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.001) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions