Octogenarians can be good candidates for heart surgery
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 09:09
in Health & Medicine
Patients 80 years and older who are in overall good health are perfectly able to withstand open-heart surgery, according to the latest study of Dr Kevin Lachapelle of the McGill University Health Centre...
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