Society of Thoracic Surgeons Score Is Superior to the EuroSCORE Determining Mortality in High Risk Patients Undergoing Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement Daniel Wendt, MD, Brigitte R. Osswald, MD, Katrin Kayser, Matthias Thielmann, MD, Paschalis Tossios, MD, Parwis Massoudy, MD, Markus Kamler, MD, Heinz Jakob, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 2, Pages 468-475 (August 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.059 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Ratio of estimated versus observed mortality. Patients were divided into three groups based on the logistic EuroSCORE (all patients, high-risk 10 to 20 and excessive risk >20). (AES = additive EuroSCORE; APS = additive Parsonnet score; LES = logistic EuroSCORE; LPS = logistic Parsonnet score; STS = Society of Thoracic Surgeons). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.059) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with a logistic EuroSCORE between 10 and 20 (black bold line) including 70% confidence interval (light dashed line). Age- and gender-matched German population (grey bold line). Patients at risk. (AVR = aortic valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.059) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with a logistic EuroSCORE greater than 20 (black bold line) including 70% confidence interval (light dashed line). Age- and gender-matched German population (grey bold line). Patients at risk. (AVR = aortic valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.059) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions