Rheumatic mitral repair versus replacement in a threshold country: the impact of commissural fusion.

Geldenhuys, Agneta; Koshy, Jithan J; Human, Paul A; Mtwale, Juliana F; Brink, Johan G; Zilla, Peter

Geldenhuys, Agneta; Koshy, Jithan J; Human, Paul A; Mtwale, Juliana F; Brink, Johan G; Zilla, Peter.

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Geldenhuys A; Christiaan Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

J Heart Valve Dis ; 21(4): 424-32, 2012 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22953666

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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/mortality; Mitral Valve Annuloplasty/mortality; Mitral Valve Insufficiency/mortality; Mitral Valve Insufficiency/surgery; Rheumatic Heart Disease/mortality; Rheumatic Heart Disease/surgery; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Atrial Fibrillation/mortality; Child; Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/methods; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Annuloplasty/methods; Morbidity; Reoperation/mortality; South Africa/epidemiology; Uncompensated Care/statistics & numerical data; Young Adult

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rheumatic Heart Disease / Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Mitral Valve Insufficiency Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: J Heart Valve Dis Journal subject: CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa Country of publication: United kingdom

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