The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 3 , Pages 566-571 , September 2008

Is the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation model valid for estimating the operative risk of patients considered for percutaneous aortic valve replacement?

  • Morgan L. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Hartzell V. Schaff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester MN 55905.
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  • Maurice E. Sarano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Zhuo Li, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Thoralf M. Sundt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Joseph A. Dearani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Charles J. Mullany, MBMS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Orszulak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

Received 4 October 2007 ,Accepted 30 October 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)00718-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.091

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 3 , Pages 566-571 , September 2008

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