Preoperative anaemia is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following aortic valve surgery

The impact of anaemia on patients undergoing aortic valve surgery has not been well studied. We sought to evaluate the effect of anaemia on early outcomes following aortic valve replacement (AVR). Methods: All patients undergoing non-emergent aortic valve surgery (n=2698) with or without other conco...

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Main Authors: Elsayed Elmistekawy, Fraser Rubens, Chris Hudson, Bernard Mcdonald, Marc Ruel, Khanh Lam, Thierry G. Mesana, Munir Boodhwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260813001737