ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Impact of socio-economic profile on the prosthesis type choice used on heart surgery

André Maurício S. Fernandes^I; Larissa Santana Bitencourt^II; Igor Nogueira Lessa^III; Agnaldo Viana^IV; Felipe Pereira^II; Gabriel Bastos^II; Cristiano Ricardo Bastos de Macedo^V; Roque Aras Júnior^VI

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20120056

^ICardiologist Physician; Preceptor of the Admission Unit of the Ana Nery Hospital - Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brazil
^IIStudent of Medicine of Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, BA, Brazil
^IIICardiologist Physician at UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil
^IVPhysician at UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brasil
^VCardiologist at University Hospital Professor Edgar Santos, Salvador, BA, Brazil
^VIAdjunct Professor at UFBA, Medical Director at Hospital Ana Nery - UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil

Correspondence
Larissa Santana Bittencourt Rua Saldanha Marinho, S/N - Caixa D'Água Salvador, BA, Brasil - CEP: 40320-010 E-mail: lari.bitencourt@hotmail.com