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Improved medical care over the past few decades has increased life expectancy and, consequently, the number of aged persons in the general population has risen. For patients with coronary artery disease with ongoing ischemia despite maximal medical therapy, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is still the only viable option. Recent reports [1-5] indicate that this intervention for select elderly individuals, who otherwise are in good physical and mental health, has substantially improved quality of life and led to decreased mortality and morbidity. We reviewed our results in a group of 52 consecutive octogenarian patients who underwent CABG or combined CABG and valve replacement in our institution. Among other variables analyzed in this study, special emphasis was given to the consequences of using the Lt. internal mammary artery (LIMA) as an arterial conduit for revascularization.
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Sahar, G., Raanani, E., Hertz, I., Brauner, R., Vidne, B.A. (1995). Coronary artery bypass grafting and use of the LIMA in octogenarians. In: Walter, P.J. (eds) Coronary Bypass Surgery in the Elderly. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 161. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0209-4_6
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