The human brain ages less than thought and in layers—at least in the area of the cerebral cortex responsible for the sense of ...

A total of 1146 patients (mean age, 58.4 years; women, 56.4%) were included in the analysis and divided into 2 groups based on age: younger than 75 years (76.0%) and 75 years and older (24.0%).

While advanced age is a surgical risk factor about which little can be done, the group points out that octogenarians can still benefit greatly from the open-chest procedures. On the other hand ...