Is patient-prosthesis mismatch an independent risk factor for early and mid-term overall mortality in adult patients undergoing aortic valve replacement?
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Report By: Stefano Urso, Rafael Sadaba, and Gonzalo Aldamiz-Echevarria - Registrars in Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Institution: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Clinica Capio, Albacete, Spain and Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Spain
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Date Submitted: 26th August 2009
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Last Modified: 26th August 2009
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Status: Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
In [adult patients undergoing aortic valve replacement] is [patient-prosthesis mismatch] an independent risk factor [for 30-day and mid-term overall mortality]?