Bypass surgery in elderly works fine
By Nathan Seppa
People over age 75 fare nearly as well during the years immediately after coronary artery bypass surgery as people roughly 15 years younger do, researchers in Japan report in the May Chest.
The researchers tracked the postoperative progress of 190 patients over 75 years old and 1,380 others under 75 years. The average age of people in the older group was 77 and in the other group, 62. People in both groups had sought care for various heart problems. All underwent coronary artery bypass surgery at Shin-Tokyo Hospital in Chiba.