Christina M. Vassileva, Theresa Boley, Stephen Markwell, Stephen Hazelrigg Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA |
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Background and aim of the study: The aim of this investigation was to examine the impact of hospital annual mitral volume on mitral valve (MV) repair rates and mortality. |
patients from 603 hospitals. Mitral repair rates increased as a function of hospital mitral volume, ranging from 34% for hospitals with <10 mitral cases/year to 53% for hospitals with ≥80 mitral cases/year. Follow up comparisons revealed that an annual mitral volume of >40 cases/year was associated with a significantly higher rate of MV repair (p <0.005). There was a significant trend of increasing MV repair rates over time for |
Impact of Hospital Annual Mitral Procedural Volume on Mitral Valve Repair Rates and Mortality |
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