title: Seeking outcomes in database analyses: The good, the bad and the ugly.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: h.lowe@bigpond.net.au.
authors.forename: Harry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bannon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality*; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Cardiac surgery; Database; Heart valve