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Comparison of risk scores for predicting outcomes after isolated tricuspid valve surgery.

Tom Kai Ming WangKevser AkyuzJason KirincichAlejandro Duran CraneAmgad MentiasBo XuAlan Marc GillinovGosta B PetterssonBrian P GriffinMilind Y Desai
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)
EuroSCORE II was superior to STS-tricuspid score for isolated TVS risk assessment. Although surgical risk scores traditionally underestimated operative mortality after isolated tricuspid valve surgery, they did not in our cohort, reflecting the excellent surgical results. The simple MELD score performed similarly to the EuroSCORE II, especially for discriminating morbidities.
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