Misclassification of Mitral Valve Disease and Rate of Surgical Repair in the STS Database.

CONCLUSIONS: Source document and imaging review of MV surgery revealed significant discordance with post hoc chart abstraction methods. A more detailed data entry methodology is necessary to accurately report the true disease etiology and repair rates for primary MR. PMID: 31962113 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research