The Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network: Implications for clinical practice

MeSH terms

• Clinical Decision-Making
• Cooperative Behavior
• Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
• Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
• Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / mortality
• Humans
• Mitral Valve / physiopathology
• Mitral Valve / surgery*
• Mitral Valve Annuloplasty* / adverse effects
• Mitral Valve Annuloplasty* / mortality
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency / mortality
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
• Myocardial Ischemia / complications*
• Myocardial Ischemia / mortality
• Patient Selection
• Postoperative Complications / mortality
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
• Recovery of Function
• Research Design*
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Factors
• Treatment Outcome