Outcomes after mitral valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease.

Abstract

To further the understanding of the factors influencing outcome following rheumatic heart disease (RHD) related mitral valve surgery, which globally remains an important cause of heart disease and a particular problem in Indigenous Australians.

Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Heart Asia

Title: Heart Asia

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN: 1759-1104

ISSN (Print): 1759-1104

Publication date (Electronic): 2017

Volume: 9

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Clinical Research Domain, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

[2 ] School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

[3 ] Department of Cardiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.

[4 ] School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.

[5 ] Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit, South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.

[6 ] School of Population Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

[7 ] Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.

[8 ] Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

[9 ] Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Article

Publisher Item ID: heartasia-2017-010916

DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2017-010916

PMC ID: 5818046

PubMed ID: 29467839