[Patient survival over 20 to 25 years after mitral commissurotomy].
The authors report that 282 of 457 patients (62%) are alive for 20-25 years after mitral commissurotomy. The twenty-five-year survival is higher in women (70%) than in men (30%).
Korolev
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BA
Karov
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Romanov
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EI
D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012426:Russia; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
Vyzhivaemost' bol'nykh cherez 20--25 let posle mitral'noĭ komissurotomii.