Trends in aortic valve replacement for elderly patients in the United States, 1999-2011

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 2078-2085

  Barreto Filho, José Augusto ^a,g   Wang, Yun ^b,c,d   Dodson, John A ^e   Desai, Mayur M ^d,f   Sugeng, Lissa ^d   Geirsson, Arnar ^d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^b,d,f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Clinic and Hospital São Lucas Rede D Or São Luiz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887892099     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.282437     Document Type: Article

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