Influence of hospital procedural volume on care process and mortality for patients undergoing elective surgery for mitral regurgitation

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 881-887

  Gammie, James S ^a   O'Brien, Sean M ^b   Griffith, Bartley P ^a   Ferguson, T Bruce ^c   Peterson, Eric D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Database; Mitral valve; Outcomes; Surgery; Valves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIOPROSTHESIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATABASES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847230898     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.634436     Document Type: Review

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