What evidence is available about the outcomes of elderly patients undergoing CABG?
Unfortunately, far fewer data are available on the outcomes of elderly patients undergoing CABG, and much of it could be outdated. On the basis of data from 16 120 patients entered into the New York State registry, the odds of in-hospital mortality rose 8% per year of age 60 years (OR: 1.08; 95% CI: 1.06 to 1.09).1150 On the other hand, in an analysis of 505 645 records from the registry maintained by the STS, age was not found to be a predictor of mortality.1167 In older studies, elderly patients were reported to have favorable results after CABG,1168,1169 and long-term survival rates for elderly pa- tients with SIHD treated medically versus surgically were reported to be similar.