This review summarizes techniques, risk stratification, and outcomes for patients undergoing reoperative valvular and coronary surgery.
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May aid risk assessment in reoperative cardiac surgery; leaves open prospective validation of summarized techniques.
This article summarizes techniques used in reoperative cardiac surgery, outlines a risk-stratified approach to operative planning, and reviews the literature on outcomes after reoperative valvular and coronary surgery.
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