Open AccessPrimary triple valve surgery for advanced rheumatic heart disease in Mainland China: a single-center experience with 871 clinical cases
Author(s) -
Qingqi Han,
Zhiyun Xu,
Baoren Zhang,
Liang-jian Zou,
Jia-hua Hao,
Shengdong Huang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.02.005
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , ejection fraction , surgery , single center , cardiology , survival rate , mortality rate , heart failure
Triple valve surgery (TVS) is still of choice for advanced rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which has been associated with reported poor early and late outcomes. We describe the short- and long-term results after TVS in last two decades in Mainland China.
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