Risk factors for hospital mortality in valve replacement with porcine bioprosthesis at an universitary institution

Ana Carolina Tieppo Fornari^I; Luís Henrique Tieppo Fornari^I; Juan Victor Piccoli Soto Paiva^I; Pauline Elias Josende^I; João Ricardo Michelin Sant'Anna^II; Paulo Roberto Prates^III; Renato A. K. Kalil^III; Ivo A. Nesralla^IV

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20120100

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^IMedical Student with Scholarship at the Support Research Fund of the Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul / University Cardiology Foundation (IC / FUC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
^IIPhD at IC / FUC, Advisor, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
^IIICardiovascular Surgeon at Cardiovascular Surgery Team of IC / FUC, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
^IVLeader of the Cardiovascular Surgery Team at IC / FUC and CEO of University Cardiology Foundation, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Correspondence
João Ricardo Michelin Sant'Anna Av. Princesa Isabel, 395 - Azenha Porto Alegre, RS Brasil - CEP 90620-000 E-mail: santana.pesquisa@cardiologia.org.br