Operative Risks and Survival in Veterans With Severe Aortic Stenosis: Surgery Versus Medical Therapy Sam Chitsaz, MD, Nicolas Jaussaud, MD, Edward Chau, MD, Kimberly S. Yan, BS, Ali N. Azadani, PhD, Mark B. Ratcliffe, MD, Elaine E. Tseng, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 3, Pages 866-872 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.028 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenos (AS) and their treatment. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; CT = cardiothoracic; STS = The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 866-872DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.028) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Scatter plot of relationship between calculated Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and Veterans Affairs (VA) risk scores for operative mortality. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 866-872DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.028) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for severe aortic stenosis (AS) patients treated medically (solid line) versus surgically (broken line). (AVR = aortic valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 866-872DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.028) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions