TY - JOUR AU - Li, Ruo-Ling AU - Luo, Ci-Wen AU - Ho, Yung-Chyuan AU - Lee, Shiuan-Shinn AU - Kuan, Yu-Hsiang PY - 2019 DA - 2019/09/14 TI - Heart valve operations associated with reduced risk of death from mitral valve disease but other operations associated with increased risk of death: a national population-based case–control study JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery SP - 165 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Mitral valve disease is the most common heart valve disease worldwide. Heart valve operation is the predominant treatment strategy for heart valve disease. This study analyzed the death risk from heart valve disease with respect to the frequency of heart valve operation and other operations in patients with mitral valve disease. SN - 1749-8090 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-019-0984-x DO - 10.1186/s13019-019-0984-x ID - Li2019 ER -