Efficacy of Aortic Valve Resuspension in Establishing Valve Competence in Acute Type A Dissections Paul C. Tang, MD, PhD, Abbasali Badami, MD, Shahab A. Akhter, MD, Satoru Osaki, MD, PhD, Lucian Lozonschi, MD, Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD, Nilto De Oliveira, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 5, Pages 1460-1466 (May 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.099 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Aortic valve (AV) interventions and AV competency outcomes. (AI = aortic valve insufficiency; AVR = aortic valve replacement; CVG = composite valve graft aortic root replacement; Echo = echocardiogram; Postop = postoperative; Preop = preoperative; VSR = valve-sparing root replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1460-1466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.099) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Patient survival in aortic valve resuspensions based on severity of preoperative aortic valve insufficiency (AI). (Mod = moderate.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1460-1466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.099) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Patient survival based on performance of aortic valve (AV) resuspension. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1460-1466DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.099) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions