Outcomes for Low-Risk Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Benchmark for Aortic Valve Technology Lily E. Johnston, MD, MPH, Emily A. Downs, MD, Robert B. Hawkins, MD, Mohammed A. Quader, MD, Alan M. Speir, MD, Jeffrey B. Rich, MD, Ravi K. Ghanta, MD, Leora T. Yarboro, MD, Gorav Ailawadi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages 1282-1288 (October 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.053 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Impact of individual exclusion criteria on the study sample relative to the starting cohort. (AI = aortic insufficiency; AS = aortic stenosis; BMI = body mass index; Dz = disease; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; MR = mitral regurgitation; NYHA = New York Heart Association; PROM = predicted risk of mortality; Pulm = pulmonary.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1282-1288DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.053) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions