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F Roques¹, S A Nashef, P Michel

¹Hopital La Meynard, Fort de France, Martinique, French West Indies.

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|October 18, 2001

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This study analyzed European valve surgery in the 1990s using the EuroSCORE database, identifying key risk factors for early mortality and validating the score's predictive accuracy.

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Surgery
Medical Informatics
Epidemiology

Background:

Valve surgery practices and demographics are evolving.
The EuroSCORE database offers insights into European cardiac procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore demographics and risk factors of European valve surgery in the 1990s.
To assess the predictive value of the EuroSCORE for early mortality.

Main Methods:

Analysis of 5,672 patients undergoing valve surgery across 128 European centers.
Utilized bivariate and logistic regression analyses to identify mortality risk factors.
Evaluated EuroSCORE's predictive accuracy using Hosmer-Lemershow test and ROC curve analysis.

Main Results:

Aortic valve stenosis and mitral valve surgery were most common.
Hospital mortality was 6.1%, with significant risk factors including age, renal dysfunction, and preoperative status.
EuroSCORE demonstrated good predictive value for mortality (AUC = 0.75).

Conclusions:

The EuroSCORE 'valve' subset provides a snapshot of 1990s European valve surgery.
This data aids individual patient assessment and epidemiological studies.
It highlights risk factors and practices in European valve surgery during the specified period.