What is the future of mortality prediction models in heart valve surgery?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 396-398

  Nowicki, Edward R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MITRAL VALVE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FORECASTING; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 22544444229     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.044     Document Type: Editorial

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