Cardiac valve replacement: Experience in 2400 patients
AUTOR(ES)
Papo, Isidor
RESUMO
In the series described here, 2400 patients over a 15-year period underwent surgery for correction of acquired valvular heart disease. Of these, 1586 patients had single valve replacement, 714 had double valve replacement, and 100 had triple valve replacement. Concomitant surgery for associated congenital and acquired lesions was done in 114 patients. The hospital mortality was 9.16%.
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=287893Documentos Relacionados
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