Sutureless aortic valve replacement may improve early mortality compared with transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A meta-analysis of comparative studies Hisato Takagi, MD, PhD, Takuya Umemoto, MD, PhD Journal of Cardiology Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 504-512 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009 Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Forest plot of odds ratios for early mortality among patients assigned to sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). CI, confidence interval; IV, inverse variance. *Online-published ahead of print. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Funnel plot of the logarithm of odds ratio for early mortality versus the reciprocal of standard error for each study. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Forest plot of odds ratios for postoperative bleeding complication among patients assigned to sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). CI, confidence interval; IV, inverse variance. *Online-published ahead of print. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Forest plot of odds ratios for postoperative acute kidney injury among patients assigned to sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). CI, confidence interval; IV, inverse variance. *Online-published ahead of print. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Forest plot of odds ratios for postoperative conduction disturbance among patients assigned to sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). CI, confidence interval; IV, inverse variance. *Online-published ahead of print. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Forest plot of odds ratios for postoperative paravalvular aortic regurgitation among patients assigned to sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). CI, confidence interval; IV, inverse variance. *Online-published ahead of print. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Funnel plot of the logarithm of odds ratio for postoperative paravalvular aortic regurgitation versus the reciprocal of standard error for each study. Journal of Cardiology 2016 67, 504-512DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions