Outcomes of Early Mitral Valve Reoperation in the Medicare Population Kathleen Kwedar, MD, Christian McNeely, MD, Alan Zajarias, MD, Steve Markwell, MA, Christina M. Vassileva, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 5, Pages 1516-1521 (November 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.001 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Type of reoperation procedure according to initial operation: replacement mechanical prosthesis reoperation (green); replacement bioprosthesis reoperation (red); repair reoperation (blue). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1516-1521DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.001) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cumulative proportion of reoperations at selected timepoints. (mo = months; yr = years.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1516-1521DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.001) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Long-term survival after early mitral reoperation (solid line). Dashed line indicates expected survival. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1516-1521DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.001) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions