Why the study?
What are the risk factors for early hospital mortality in patients undergoing reoperation for obstructive prosthetic valve dysfunction?
Population
63 patients who underwent reoperation for obstructive prosthetic valve dysfunction due to pannus and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
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LVEF may aid risk stratification before reoperation for obstructive prosthetic valve dysfunction; leaves open whether preoperative optimization alters outcomes.
What are the risk factors for early hospital mortality in patients undergoing reoperation for obstructive prosthetic valve dysfunction?
Left ventricular dysfunction is the major determinant of surgical mortality in patients requiring reoperation for obstructive prosthetic valve dysfunction due to pannus or thrombus.
Toker et al. (2006) studied this question.
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