Mitral valve operations through standard and smaller incisions.
Gaudiani
Vincent A
VA
Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California 94062, USA. vgaudiani@pccvs.com
Grunkemeier
Gary L
GL
Castro
Luis J
LJ
Fisher
Audrey L
AL
Wu
YingXing
Y
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D015995:Prevalence; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology