Operative and long-term survival of elderly is significantly improved by mitral valve repair

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1325-1333

  Gogbashian, Andrew ^a,b   Sepic, Jerome ^a,b   Soltesz, Edward G ^a,b   Nascimben, Lugino ^a,b   Cohn, Lawrence H ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COURSE EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746206422     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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