TCT-877 Historical Trends in Outcomes following Aortic and Mitral Heart Valve Replacement Procedures: A Population-Based Study of 29,582 Medicare Patients from 1997 to 2009

Background To serve as comparative data for percutaneous replacement, the purpose of this study was to characterize the historical outcomes for aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery in a large, nationally representative patient population.

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-10, Vol.60 (17), p.B254-B254
Main Authors: Patel, Jasmine, Ong, Kevin, Watson, Heather, Helmus, Michael, Kuehn, Carrie, Ochoa, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
Mortality
Surgeons
Trends
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Summary:Background To serve as comparative data for percutaneous replacement, the purpose of this study was to characterize the historical outcomes for aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery in a large, nationally representative patient population.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.923