Early Results of the Bovine Jugular Vein Graft Used for Reconstruction of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Hitendu H. Dave, MD, Alexander Kadner, MD, Felix Berger, MD, Burkhardt Seifert, PhD, Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD, Dominique Béttex, MD, René Prêtre, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 2, Pages 618-624 (February 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Age distribution. (BJV = bovine jugular vein graft.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Size distribution of bovine jugular vein graft (BJV) implants: absolute numbers (top) and with respect to body surface area (bottom). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan Meier survival curve for all bovine jugular vein grafts. (CI = confidence interval; Reint = reintervention; Reop = reoperation.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Kaplan Meier survival curves for bovine jugular vein graft (BJV) sizes > 14 mm (top) versus ≤ 14 mm (bottom). = freedom from reoperation; ■ = freedom from reintervention. (CI = confidence interval; Reop = reoperation; Reint = reintervention.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Kaplan Meier survival curves for bovine jugular vein graft (BJV) sizes > 14 mm (top) versus ≤ 14 mm (bottom). = freedom from reoperation; ■ = freedom from reintervention. (CI = confidence interval; Reop = reoperation; Reint = reintervention.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10. 1016/j The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 (a) Membranous stenosis at proximal and (b) distal bovine jugular vein graft anastomosis site. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Bovine jugular vein graft showing normal valve leaflets at 1 year after implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 618-624DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.081) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions