Coronary Connector Devices: Analysis of 1,469 Anastomoses in 1,216 Patients Willem J.L. Suyker, MD, Cornelius Borst, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 5, Pages 1828-1836 (May 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.015 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Patency per device in all 33 studies (follow-up range, pre-discharge to 41 months). Dots represent individual studies according to Table 2. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1828-1836DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.015) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Proximal device performance comparison, weighted mean, and 95% confidence interval, based on follow-up data up to 1.0 year, excluding pre-discharge data and increased risk studies. Symbol size is proportional to anastomosis numbers. The p values indicate the significance of the difference with the conventionally sutured reference group (upper line). The horizontal axis is logarithmic: logit x = ln [x/(1 − x)]. (SJM = St. Jude Medical.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1828-1836DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.015) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Distal device performance comparison, weighted mean, and 95% confidence interval, based on follow-up data up to 1.0 year, excluding pre-discharge data. Symbol size is proportional to anastomosis numbers. The p values indicate the significance of the difference with the conventionally sutured reference group (upper line). The horizontal axis is logarithmic: logit x = ln [x/(1 − x)]. (MVP = Magnetic Vascular Positioner [Ventrica Inc, Fremont, CA]; SJM = St. Jude Medical.) aOne 19-month data point included. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1828-1836DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.015) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions