Institutional and national trends in isolated mitral valve surgery over the past decade

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-104

  Ad, Niv ^a   Barnett, Scott D ^a   Speir, Alan M ^a   Massimiano, Paul S ^a  

^a INOVA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgery; Mitral valve repair; Mitral valve replacement; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40049112865     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3282f4624f     Document Type: Review

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