The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 131, Issue 3 , Pages 547-557 , March 2006

Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery

Read at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Victoria, BC, Canada, June 22-25, 2005.

  • J. Scott Rankin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: J. Scott Rankin, MD, 2400 Patterson St, Suite 103, Nashville, TN 37203
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  • Bradley G. Hammill, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, Durham, NC
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  • T. Bruce Ferguson Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Louisiana State University, New Orleans, La
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  • Donald D. Glower, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Sean M. O’Brien, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, Durham, NC
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  • Elizabeth R. DeLong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, Durham, NC
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  • Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, Durham, NC
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  • Fred H. Edwards, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Florida, Jacksonville, Fla

Received 7 July 2005 ,Revised 10 October 2005 ,Accepted 20 October 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01828-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.041

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 131, Issue 3 , Pages 547-557 , March 2006

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