Late outcomes comparison of nonelderly patients with stented bioprosthetic and mechanical valves in the aortic position: A propensity-matched analysis R. Scott McClure, MD, SM, Siobhan McGurk, BA, Marisa Cevasco, MD, Ann Maloney, BA, Igor Gosev, MD, Esther M. Wiegerinck, MD, Genina Salvio, PA, George Tokmaji, MD, Wernard Borstlap, AB, Foeke Nauta, AB, Lawrence H. Cohn, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 5, Pages 1931-1939 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.042 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow chart for study design. AVR, Aortic valve replacement. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1931-1939DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.042) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curve comparing matched patient-pairs between bioprosthetic and mechanical valves. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1931-1939DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.042) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Kaplan-Meier curve comparing freedom from reoperations between matched patient-pairs with bioprosthetic and mechanical valves. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1931-1939DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.042) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Kaplan-Meier curve comparing major bleeding events between matched patient-pairs with bioprosthetic and mechanical valves. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1931-1939DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.042) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Kaplan-Meier curve comparing stroke rates between matched patient-pairs with bioprosthetic and mechanical valves. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1931-1939DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.042) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions