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    Impact of frailty status on clinical and functional outcomes after concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients aged 65 years and older

    To evaluate the prognostic value of frailty in older recipients of concomitant valve replacement (VR) and bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA), we examined whether clinical and functional outcomes differed b...

    Zhi-qin Lin, **u-jun Chen, **ao-fu Dai, Liang-wan Chen in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2022)

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    Effects of seasonal and climate variations on in-hospital mortality and length of stay in patients with type A aortic dissection

    To investigate the effects of seasonal and climatic changes on postoperative in-hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS) in patients with type A acute aortic dissection (AAD).

    Zeng-Rong Luo, Zhi-Qin Lin, Liang-wan Chen in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2021)

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    Efficacy, safety, and long-term survival of concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients aged 70 years and older: a comparative study with propensity score matching from a single-Centre

    Concomitant bipolar radiofrequency ablation and valve replacement in the elderly remains controversial. In the current study, we aimed to compare the outcomes of concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radio...

    Zhi-qin Lin, Zeng-rong Luo, Qian-zhen Li in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2020)