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Cardiac Surgery Infographic: Daunting Case Mix Doesn’t Deter Exemplary Outcomes

A sampling of recent outcomes and volume stats

More than 50 percent. That’s the share of Cleveland Clinic’s cardiac surgery case mix that requires procedures more complex than those rated by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Yet that doesn’t prevent the delivery of standard-setting outcomes, as outlined in this infographic that samples recent Cleveland Clinic cardiac surgery outcomes and volumes. For more Cleveland Clinic outcomes data, visit clevelandclinic.org/outcomes and clevelandclinic.org/e15.

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