Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8670733 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2018 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
In octogenarians, mitral valve repair for degenerative disease is associated with good survival and remains the gold standard, whereas mitral valve replacement is still associated with significant mortality. Logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation was unable to predict early mortality in our cohort of patients. Larger international multicenter registries are required to optimize the decision-making process in such a high-risk subgroup.
Keywords
AKILVEFIABPeuroSCOREacute kidney injuryCOPDChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasemitral valve surgerymitral valveoctogenariansEuropean System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluationbody mass indexBMIconfidence intervalMISOmitral regurgitationhazard ratiointra-aortic balloon pumpmulticenterleft ventricular ejection fraction
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Authors
Pierpaolo MD, Vito D. MD, PhD, Shakil MBBS, FRCS (C-Th), MBA, Pietro Giorgio MD, PhD, Amit MBBS, FRCS (C-Th), Umberto MD, PhD, Franco MD, Yasir PhD, FRCS (C-Th), Massimo MD, Mch, FRCS (C-Th), Gianni D. MD, MCh, FRCS (C-Th), FMedSci, Steve MD,