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Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly pp 311–331Cite as

Surgery in the Aged

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 31))

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“Elderly” is defined by Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary as being “rather old, past middle age”[1]. This definition appears vague. Since there are really no means of measuring physiologic age, it is difficult to state what age signifies elderly. To add to the difficulty and confusion, particularly in regard to surgery, there are reports that elect ages varying from 45 years to greater than 80 years. However, most authorities today believe that people greater than 65 years of age are elderly, since following this age there is a fairly rapid and constant decline in general health.

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  1. Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, 1516 Jefferson Highway, 70121, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Franz H. Messerli M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director) (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director)

  2. Hemodynamic Laboratory, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1516 Jefferson Highway, 70121, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Franz H. Messerli M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director) (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director)

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Ochsner, J.L., Douglas, J.R. (1984). Surgery in the Aged. In: Messerli, F.H. (eds) Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1815-7_16

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