Quality of mitral valve surgery at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Juan A. Crestanello, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular.

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Quality of mitral valve surgery at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Juan A. Crestanello, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 155, Issue 1, Pages 80-81 (January 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.08.114 Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Unadjusted mitral operative mortality: STS Database versus Department of Veterans Affairs. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 155, 80-81DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.08.114) Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions