Up to eight years’ follow-up of 997 patients receiving the CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve Arnt E Fiane, MD, Odd R Geiran, MD, PhD, Jan L Svennevig, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 2, Pages 443-448 (August 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00443-3
Fig 1 Age at operation in years shown by decade. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 443-448DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00443-3)
Fig 2 Valve sizes (in mm) implanted. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 443-448DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00443-3)
Fig 3 Survival of patients receiving prosthetic valve implants (n = 997). (AVR = aortic valve replacement; DVR = double valve replacement; MVR = mitral valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 443-448DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00443-3)
Fig 4 Freedom from paravalvular leak requiring reoperation. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; DVR = double valve replacement; MVR = mitral valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 443-448DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00443-3)
Fig 5 Freedom from all events including mortality. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; DVR = double valve replacement; MVR = mitral valve replacement; NS = not significant.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 443-448DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00443-3)