Preoperative diastolic function predicts the onset of left ventricular dysfunction following aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis

Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: Changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database

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Cardiovascular Disease, Medicine, Aortic Valve Replacement +10

Reliability of risk algorithms in predicting early and late operative outcomes in high-risk patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Todd Dewey, David L. Brown, William H. Ryan et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2007 · 408 citations · Full text

Reliability, Prognostic Evaluation, Engineering +13

Diastolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function: Need for Objective Evidence

Hans Persson, Eva Lonn, Magnus Edner et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2007 · 290 citations

Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease, Physiology +7

Predictors of low cardiac output syndrome after coronary artery bypass

Vivek Rao, Joan Ivanov, Richard D. Weisel et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1996 · 286 citations · Full text

Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Care +7

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Score Is Superior to the EuroSCORE Determining Mortality in High Risk Patients Undergoing Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement

Daniel Wendt, Brigitte Osswald, Katrin Kayser et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2009 · 226 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, Euroscore Determining Mortality, Thoracic Surgeons Score +12