The Bentall procedure: Is it the gold standard The Bentall procedure: Is it the gold standard? A series of 597 consecutive cases Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD, Moritz S. Bischoff, MD, Carol Bodian, DrPH, Fabian Roder, MS, Robert Brenner, BS, Randall B. Griepp, MD, Gabriele Di Luozzo, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 140, Issue 6, Pages S64-S70 (December 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.033 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier curve of 242 patients, aged 50 to 70 years, after Bentall procedure with biological (n = 133) or mechanical (n = 109) valve (survival is calculated starting from the procedure). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 140, S64-S70DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.033) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier curve of the long-term survival of patients after Bentall operation according to the number of identified preoperative risk factors (smoking, coronary artery bypass graft, reoperation, emergency, and clot). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 140, S64-S70DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.033) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions