Which Patients Are Candidates for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery? 　- Establishment of Risk Calculators Using National Clinical Database.

CONCLUSIONS: We developed risk calculator formulas using risk factors associated with both operative mortality and composite outcome. The present risk calculator formula is useful for patient selection and may influence future applications for this procedure.
PMID: 31257312 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - June 28, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nishi H, Miyata H, Motomura N, Takahashi T, Sawa Y, Takamoto S, Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database Organization Tags: Circ J Source Type: research