Joanna Chikwe, MD, Nana Toyoda, MD, PhD, Ani Anyanwu, MD, Shinobu Itagaki, MD, MSc, Natalia N. Egorova, PhD, Percy Boateng, MD, Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD, David H. Adams, MD
BACKGROUND:
Degenerative mitral valve repair rates remain highly variable, despite established benefits of repair over replacement. The contribution of surgeon-specific factors is poorly defined.
OBJECTIVES:
This study evaluated the influence of surgeon case volume on degenerative mi...
