Value of pulmonary artery pressure in predicting in-hospital and one-year mortality after valve replacement surgery in middle-aged and aged patients with rheumatic mitral disease: an observational study

Conclusions
PAP could serve as a predictor of postoperative in-hospital and 1-year mortality after valve replacement surgery in middle-aged and aged patients with rheumatic mitral disease.

Source: BMJ Open - May 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jiang, L., Wei, X.-b., He, P.-c., Feng, D., Liu, Y.-h., Liu, J., Chen, J.-y., Yu, D.-q., Tan, N. Tags: Open access, Rheumatology Research Source Type: research