Structural deterioration of the Freestyle aortic valve: Mode of presentation and mechanisms Siamak Mohammadi, MD, Richard Baillot, MD, Pierre Voisine, MD, Patrick Mathieu, MD, François Dagenais, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 132, Issue 2, Pages 401-406 (August 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.056 Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Mean gradient at echocardiographic follow-up for the 608 patients with Freestyle (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, Minn) valves. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 132, 401-406DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.056) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Longitudinal assessment of the echocardiographic aortic regurgitation grade for the 608 patients with Freestyle valves. AI, Aortic insufficiency. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 132, 401-406DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.056) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Actuarial freedom from reoperation for SVD in the 608 patients with Freestyle valves. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 132, 401-406DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.056) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions