Open AccessA meta-analysis of late outcomes of mitral valve repair in patients with rheumatic heart disease
Author(s) -
Jintao Fu,
Mohammad Sharif Popal,
Haibo Zhang,
Wei Han,
Qiuming Hu,
Xu Meng,
Chunye Ma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.97
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , cochrane library , confidence interval , mitral valve repair , heart disease , surgery , mitral valve , cardiology
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a predominant health concern in developing countries. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the outcomes of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with RHD, and identify predictors that may postoperatively affect treatment outcome.
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