SEVERE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT FOR SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS

Methods Using the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group database, we identified 1,116 consecutive patients who underwent AVR +/- coronary artery bypass graft surgery for severe AS from 2005-2010 and had pre-operative assessment of pulmonary pressure.

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59; no. 13; p. E894
Main Authors:	Zlotnick, David, Ouellette, Michelle L, DeSimone, Joseph, Schmoker, Joseph D, Leavitt, Bruce, Malenka, David, Baribeau, Yvon, Helm, Robert, DiScipio, Anthony, Sardella, Gerald L, Russo, Louis, Klemperer, John D, Quinn, Reed D, Sisto, Donato, Likosky, Donald, Olmstead, Elaine M, O'Rourke, Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Elsevier Inc 27-03-2012 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Cardiology Cardiovascular Confidence intervals Heart attacks Internal Medicine Mortality Pulmonary hypertension Stroke
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Summary:	Methods Using the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group database, we identified 1,116 consecutive patients who underwent AVR +/- coronary artery bypass graft surgery for severe AS from 2005-2010 and had pre-operative assessment of pulmonary pressure.
ISSN:	0735-1097 1558-3597
DOI:	10.1016/S0735-1097(12)60895-X