Aortic valve surgery in the UK, trends in activity and outcomes from a 15-year complete national series

Since the turn of the century, cardiac surgery has evolved quite notably. This study sought to investigate the trends in aortic valve surgery activity and subsequent outcomes in the UK by using a mandatory national cardiac surgical clinical database within the context of a comprehensive public healthcare system (National Health Service).The UK National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit database provided data for aortic valve surgery procedures...