Chien C.-Y.SHOEI-SHEN WANG2020-03-052020-03-0520121873-9598https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84866729735&doi=10.1016%2fj.ijge.2012.05.002&partnerID=40&md5=b633eae70b12c56a7a06b4f0f720ecc8https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/470971Prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) has increased with the expansion of life span among the elderly population in the world. Hence, the issue of the coronary artery bypass in octogenarians has attracted more attention. Recent literature about the topic revealed nearly the same excellent results as those in the younger population under the newly developed operative techniques and improving concept in perioperative management and postoperative care. In this article, we review the current status of the procedure that was thought to be dangerous in the earlier era, including its risk factors, result, and benefit. Copyright ? 2012, Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency & Critical Care Medicine. Published by Elsevier.[SDGs]SDG3acute heart infarction; acute kidney failure; aged; artificial ventilation; cardiovascular mortality; cerebrovascular accident; coronary artery bypass graft; delirium; heart atrium fibrillation; heart muscle revascularization; heart output; high risk patient; human; internal mammary artery; morbidity; octogenarian; off pump coronary surgery; percutaneous coronary intervention; peroperative care; postoperative care; priority journal; reoperation; respiratory failure; review; risk factor; surgical mortality; survival rate; survival time; treatment indication; wound complication; wound infectionreview10.1016/j.ijge.2012.05.0022-s2.0-84866729735