Predictors of hospital mortality after surgery for ischemic mitral regurgitation
Running head: ischemic mitral regurgitation surgery
Abdelsalam M. Elhenawy1,2 MD, MSc (Surg), MSc (Epi), PhD. E-mail, a_elhenawy@hotmail.com Khaled Algarni1 MD, MHSc. E-mail, khaledga999@hotmail.com Vivek Rao1 MD, PhD. E-mail, vivek.rao@uhn.ca Terrence M. Yau1 MD, MSc. E-mail, terry.yau@uhn.ca
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2Division of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
This manuscript abstract was presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Vancouver, Canada, October 2011.
Word count: 4499
Address correspondence to: Dr. Elhenawy, PhD, Edmonton, AB, T6J 2E4 Canada. Tel: 780.200.6771