2006
Health related quality of life after mitral valve repairs and replacements
Sedrakyan A, Vaccarino V, Elefteriades JA, Mattera JA, Lin Z, Roumanis SA, Krumholz HM. Health related quality of life after mitral valve repairs and replacements. Quality Of Life Research 2006, 15: 1153-1160. PMID: 17004004, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-0055-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsValve repair groupQuality of lifeValve repairRepair groupValve replacementReplacement groupMitral valveSimultaneous coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryMitral valve replacementMitral valve surgeryValve replacement groupMean HRQoL scoresHealth survey questionnaireMitral valve repairHealth status perspectiveGraft surgeryValve surgeryHRQoL scoresMultivariable analysisHigher social functioningPhysical functioning
2004
Quality of life after aortic valve replacement with tissue and mechanical implants
Sedrakyan A, Hebert P, Vaccarino V, Paltiel AD, Elefteriades JA, Mattera J, Lin Z, Roumanis SA, Krumholz HM. Quality of life after aortic valve replacement with tissue and mechanical implants. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2004, 128: 266-272. PMID: 15282464, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementQuality of lifeMechanical valve implantsMechanical valve recipientsValve replacementValve recipientsLife scoresValve implantsTissue valvesMechanical valvesMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormPopulation normsYale-New Haven HospitalMechanical valve replacementRate of complicationsUS population normsTissue valve replacementPrognostic factorsRole limitationsOnly significant differenceHealth SurveyAnalysis of covarianceBaseline qualityMean qualityPatients