Aortic Carpentier-Edwards supraannular porcine bioprosthesis: a 12-year experience Yves Logeais, MD, Thierry Langanay, MD, Alain Leguerrier, MD, Claude Rioux, MD, Jacques Chaperon, MD, Marie-Bénédicte Coutté, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages 421-425 (August 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00517-2
Fig 1 Distribution of patients according to age. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 421-425DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00517-2)
Fig 2 Actuarial survival of operated patients (thick line) compared with a normal French population matched for age and sex (thin line) (95% confidence interval). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 421-425DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00517-2)
Fig 3 Risk of structural deterioration of the valve (hazard function). Actuarial risk (solid line) increases significantly after the 11th year; comparatively, actual risk (dashed line) appears lower. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 421-425DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00517-2)