Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ
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Scand. Cardiovasc. J. · Feb 2018
Population trends in mitral valve surgery in Finland between 1997 and 2014: the finnish CVD register.
Contemporary, nationwide data on trends in mitral valve surgery are scarce. Our aim was to investigate changes in procedure rates, patient selection, and post-procedural prognosis of open-heart mitral valve surgery in Finland. ⋯ Short- and long-term mortality of mitral valve surgery patients in Finland has decreased from 1997 to 2014 despite the patients being older and having more comorbidities. Understanding the changing characteristics and prognosis of these patients is important for the interpretation of previous and future cohort studies and trials.