Simple Screening for Older Patients Considering Cardiac Surgery
from Heart Matters
Host: Janet Wright, MD Guest: Joseph Cleveland, MD Cardiac surgery can improve quality of life, but it also poses risks for patients over the age of 65. Can a screening test as simple as walking speed predict the outcomes of cardiac surgery for our older patients? Dr. Janet Wright hosts this discussion.
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