Long-Term Survival and Freedom From Reoperation After Placement of a Pulmonary Xenograft Valved Conduit George M. Alfieris, MD, Michael F. Swartz, PhD, Juan Lehoux, MD, Edward L. Bove, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 2, Pages 602-607 (August 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.045 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow chart of the different xenograft pulmonary valve replacements (PVR) and their outcome. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 602-607DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.045) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Survival curve of patients after pulmonary valve replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 602-607DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.045) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) Peak gradient and (B) degree of pulmonary insufficiency over time in xenografts measured by cardiac (cath) catheterization and echocardiography (echo). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 602-607DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.045) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Freedom from reoperation for all patients receiving a xenograft valve. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 602-607DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.045) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions