Ten-year trends in heart valve replacement operations Vinod H Thourani, MD, William S Weintraub, MD, Joseph M Craver, MD, Ellis L Jones, MD, Elizabeth M Mahoney, Robert A Guyton, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 70, Issue 2, Pages 448-455 (August 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01443-0
Fig 1 The length of stay in days of patients undergoing heart valve replacement. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; MVR = mitral valve replacement; AVR + MVR = combined aortic and mitral valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 448-455DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01443-0)
Fig 2 The hospital cost in US dollars of patients undergoing heart valve replacement. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; MVR = mitral valve replacement; AVR + MVR = combined aortic and mitral valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 448-455DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01443-0)