Training in mitral valve surgery need not affect early outcomes and midterm survival: A multicentre analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 826-833

  Shi, William Y ^a   Hayward, Philip A ^a   Yap, Cheng Hon ^b   Dinh, Diem T ^b   Reid, Christopher M ^b   Shardey, Gilbert C ^b   Smith, Julian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Education; Residents; Surgery; Training; Valve

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052966429     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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