Repair of ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm: Determinants of long-term survival Wing-Kuk Au, Shiu-Wah Chiu, Che-Keung Mok, Wai-Tsun Lee, David Cheung, Guo-Wei He, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 5, Pages 1604-1610 (November 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6
Fig 1 Total survival and event-free survival graph. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1604-1610DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6)
Fig 2 Influence of subacute bacterial endocarditis (BE) on long-term survival after ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repair. Patients with preoperative subacute bacterial endocarditis had significantly decreased survival (p = 0.03). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1604-1610DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6)
Fig 3 Influence of prolonged aortic cross-clamp time on long-term survival after ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repair. Patients who had shorter cross-clamp time (<70 minutes) had better survival (p = 0.037). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1604-1610DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6)
Fig 4 Influence of aneurysm drainage to cardiac chamber on long-term survival in ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repair. Patients who had ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm draining to the left ventricle (LV) had poorer long-term survival (p = 0.0006). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1604-1610DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6)
Fig 5 Influence of reoperation after the initial ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repair on long-term survival. Patients who underwent reoperation did worse than those who did not require reoperation (p = 0.005). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1604-1610DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6)
Fig 6 Influence of aortic prosthesis dehiscence on long-term survival after ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repair and concomitant aortic valve replacement. Patients who had aortic prosthesis dehiscence had very poor survival (p < 0.00001). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1604-1610DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00782-6)