Does preservation of the sub-valvular apparatus during mitral valve replacement affect long-term survival and quality of life? A Microsimulation Study.

Rao, Christopher; Hart, Jonathan; Chow, Andre; Siannis, Fotios; Tsalafouta, Polyxeni; Murtuza, Bari; Darzi, Ara; Wells, Frank C; Athanasiou, Thanos

Rao, Christopher; Hart, Jonathan; Chow, Andre; Siannis, Fotios; Tsalafouta, Polyxeni; Murtuza, Bari; Darzi, Ara; Wells, Frank C; Athanasiou, Thanos.

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Rao C; Department Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, UK. christopher.rao@imperial.ac.uk

J Cardiothorac Surg ; 3: 17, 2008 Apr 23.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18433480

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Heart Valve Diseases/surgery; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Mitral Valve/surgery; Models, Cardiovascular; Organ Preservation/methods; Quality of Life; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Heart Valve Diseases/mortality; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Organ Preservation/mortality; Prognosis; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Assessment/methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; Survival Rate/trends

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Organ Preservation / Quality of Life / Heart Valve Prosthesis / Heart Valve Diseases / Mitral Valve / Models, Cardiovascular Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Cardiothorac Surg Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: United kingdom

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