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January 8, 2026Journal of Cardiac SurgeryOpen Access

Older patients had a significantly higher mortality rate of 8.93% compared to 1.59% in younger patients one year after CABG.

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Older patients had a significantly higher mortality rate of 8.93% compared to 1.59% in younger patients one year after CABG.

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RSRoxana SadeghiNTNiloufar TaherpourMAMohammad Haji Aghajani

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A prospective cohort study compares cardiac outcomes and recovery quality in elderly and younger patients after CABG, suggesting age affects recovery implications.

Key Points

  • This research aims to compare the impact of age on recovery and major cardiac events post-CABG.
  • Conducted a prospective cohort study with 231 CABG patients.
  • Followed 203 survivors for one year, split between younger (≤ 55 years) and older (> 55 years) groups.
  • Assessed major cardiac events and quality of life using the SF-36 survey.
  • Overall mortality at one year was approximately 7%, with younger patients at 1.59% and older adults at 8.93%.
  • No significant differences in other cardiac events such as readmission and myocardial infarction.
  • Younger patients had significantly higher physical quality of life scores, and older age correlated with lower mental health status odds.

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Sadeghi et al. (2026) studied this question. Older patients had a significantly higher mortality rate of 8.93% compared to 1.59% in younger patients one year after CABG.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69608779fa51ca23bb9809behttps://doi.org/10.1155/jocs/2838902
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