Risk factors for hospital mortality in valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis

Mateus W De Bacco^I; Ana Paula Sartori^I; João Ricardo Michelin Sant'Anna^II; Marisa F Santos^III; Paulo Roberto Prates^IV; Renato A. K Kalil^V; Ivo A Nesralla^VI

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382009000400012

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1. Medicine Student; Scientific Initiation Scholarship. 2. PhD in Medicine; Cardiovascular Surgeon. Professor of the Postgraduation Program in Health Sciences at IC/FUC. 3. Cardiology Specialist; Intensivist Physician of the Postoperative Unit at IC/FUC. 4. Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialist; Cardiovascular Surgeon, Responsible for the Surgical Unit at IC/FUC. 5. PhD in Medicine; Cardiovascular Surgeon; Professor of the Postgraduation Program in Health Sciences at IC/FUC. Responsible for the Discipline of Cardiology at UFCSPA. 6. Full Professor of Cardiology at UFRGS; Head of the Cardiovascular Surgery Service at IC/FUC. Professor of the Postgraduation Program in Health Sciences at IC/FUC. Correspondence
João Ricardo M. Sant'Anna Unidade de Pesquisa do IC/FUC Av. Princesa Isabel, 370 - Santana Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil - CEP: 90620-001 E-mail: santana.pesquisa@cardiologia.org.br