Institutional case volume and mortality after aortic and mitral valve replacement: a nationwide study in two Korean cohorts

Institutional case volume and mortality after aortic and mitral valve replacement: a nationwide study in two Korean cohorts

Abstract Background There are only a handful of published studies regarding the volume-outcome relationship in heart valve surgery. We evaluated the association between institutional case volume and mortality after aortic valve replacement (AVR) and mitral valve replacement (MVR). Methods Two separa...

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Main Authors: Karam Nam, Eun Jin Jang, Jun Woo Jo, Jiwon You, Jung-Bin Park, Ho Geol Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Aortic valve replacement
Case volume
Mitral valve replacement
Surgical prognosis
Volume-outcome relationship
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01945-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01945-0

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