European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Mar 2009
Cardiac comorbidity is not a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following surgery for primary non-small cell lung cancer.
We examined the effect of cardiac comorbidity on mortality and postoperative complications following surgery for primary non-small cell lung cancer. ⋯ With careful assessment and patient selection, patients with cardiac comorbidity were not found to be at increased risk of mortality and morbidity following lung resection for primary non-small cell lung cancer in a propensity-matched population.