Aortic root reconstruction with a bioprosthetic valved conduit: A consecutive series of 275 procedures Christian D. Etz, MD, Tobias M. Homann, MS, Neil Rane, MD, Carol A. Bodian, PhD, Gabriele Di Luozzo, MD, Konstadinos A. Plestis, David Spielvogel, MD, Randall B. Griepp, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 6, Pages 1455-1463 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.058 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Cannulation sites used: technique changes from 1995 to 2005. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1455-1463DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.058) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Oral anticoagulation (Coumadin) at hospital admission and discharge after aortic root reconstruction with a bioprosthetic valved conduit. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1455-1463DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.058) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Kaplan–Meier survival curve. Survival after aortic root reconstruction with bioprosthetic valved conduits: male (N = 190) and female patients (N = 68) versus age-matched New York State populations. P values obtained by Poisson regression with follow-up to 10.7 years. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1455-1463DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.058) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions