Importance of risk stratification models in cardiac surgery

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 768-769

  Kolh, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DEATH; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645029434     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi792     Document Type: Editorial

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