Implications of left ventricular mass index on early postoperative outcome in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Implications of left ventricular mass index on early postoperative outcome in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Aim of the work: To study the prognostic influence of the preoperative left ventricular mass index (LVMI) on early postoperative outcome in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). Patients and methods: We studied 61 patients (41 males and 20 females) who underwent elective AVR for isolat...

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Main Authors: Amr A. Youssef, Aly M. Abd-ElWahab, Mohamed A.k. Salama Ayyad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2013-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Left ventricular mass
Aortic valve replacement
Outcome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260812000786

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