The changing face of cardiac surgery patients: An insight into a Mediterranean region

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-413

  Pierri, Michele D ^a   Capestro, Filippo ^a   Zingaro, Carlo ^a   Torracca, Lucia ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospital mortality; Incidence; Postoperative complications; Risk factors; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77957286738     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.040     Document Type: Article

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