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Quant à savoir pourquoi les patients n’étaient pas opérés, les réponses étaient les suivantes : 58% des patients avaient refusé l’intervention chirurgicale, 24% avaient été récusés par le chirurgien du fait du haut risque chirurgical et 18% avaient été récusés par le cardiologue pour les mêmes raisons.
recuser : synonyme de recuser dans le dictionnaire MEDIADICO
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Synonyme recuser: récuser: dénier, contester, nier, refuser, contredire, rejeter, désavouer, éconduire, se dédire, décliner, dédaigner, repousser,
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3 days ago – This can mean a disease is at a more advanced stage by the time they are diagnosed, ruling out surgical treatment". Equally, some older ...
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The other valve now requires surgery. But her current cardiologist refuses to operate: Jane's simply under too much stress, he says. In the meantime, her heart is ...
• Heart Surgery Centres Performance Guide (CCAD)
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The portal provides information on the number of procedures (or operations) ... Your cardiologist or cardiac surgeon will be able to discuss these issues with you. .... a second opinion unless there are justifiable reasons for refusal, e.g. that the ...


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Or

denied surgery

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We have a team of seven consultant cardiothoracic surgeons, supported by nine consultant ... aortic-valve implantation) programme, jointly with the cardiologists, to fix aortic valves in elderly patients – who would otherwise be denied surgery.


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Treatment Options in Severe Aortic Stenosis
circ.ahajournals.org/content/124/3/355.fullby ER Bates - 2011 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
Aortic stenosis is becoming more frequent as the average age of the ..... in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis: why are so many denied surgery?

I would opt for "denied"