The cardiothoracic ratio: a neglected preoperative risk-stratified method for patients with rheumatic heart disease undergoing valve replacement surgery | Zendy

Lei Jiang | Zendy; Weiguo Chen | Zendy; Qingshan Geng | Zendy; Gang Du | Zendy; Pengcheng He | Zendy; Feng Du | Zendy; Tiehe Qin | Zendy; Xuebiao Wei | Zendy

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The cardiothoracic ratio: a neglected preoperative risk-stratified method for patients with rheumatic heart disease undergoing valve replacement surgery

Author(s) -

Lei Jiang,

Weiguo Chen,

Qingshan Geng,

Gang Du,

Pengcheng He,

Feng Du,

Tiehe Qin,

Xuebiao Wei

Publication year - 2018

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 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy255

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , quartile , receiver operating characteristic , odds ratio , cardiology , cardiothoracic surgery , proportional hazards model , heart disease , mortality rate , risk factor , surgery , confidence interval

It is common for patients with rheumatic heart disease to have an enlarged heart. We investigated the prognostic value of cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) in patients with rheumatic heart disease undergoing valve replacement surgery.

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