Short- and long-term outcomes after valve replacement surgery for rheumatic heart disease in the South Pacific, conducted by a fly-in/fly-out humanitarian.

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Short- and long-term outcomes after valve replacement surgery for rheumatic heart disease in the South Pacific, conducted by a fly-in/fly-out humanitarian surgical team: A 20-year retrospective study for the years 1991 to 2011 Linda Thomson Mangnall, MN (Hons), David Sibbritt, PhD, Margaret Fry, PhD, Robyn Gallagher, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 5, Pages 1996-2003 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.006 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Cumulative survival by gender postoperatively. B, Cumulative morbidity-free survival by gender postoperatively. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1996-2003DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.006) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions