Is prophylactic aortic valve replacement indicated during mitral valve surgery for mild to moderate aortic valve disease? Jong-Won Ha, MD, PhD, Seung-Hyuck Choi, MD, Byung-Chul Chang, MD, PhD, Chung Mo Nam, PhD, Yangsoo Jang, MD, PhD, Namsik Chung, MD, PhD, Won-Heum Shim, MD, PhD, Seung-Yun Cho, MD, PhD, Sung-Soon Kim, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 74, Issue 4, Pages 1115-1119 (October 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03856-0
Fig 1 Estimated overall survival rates for patients with (group A) and without (group B) mild to moderate aortic valve disease at the time of mitral valve surgery. Percent survival is plotted against years of follow-up. Time to death was not statistically different between the two groups. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 1115-1119DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03856-0)
Fig 2 Estimated event-free survival for patients with (group A) and without (group B) mild to moderate aortic valve disease at the time of mitral valve surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 1115-1119DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03856-0)