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Long-Term Outcomes in Valve Replacement Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
Scott P. Kaiser, BS, Spencer J. Melby, MD, Andreas Zierer, MD, Richard B. Schuessler, PhD, Marc R. Moon, MD, Nader Moazami, MD, Michael K. Pasque, MD, Charles Huddleston, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, MD, Jennifer S. Lawton, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 1, Pages (January 2007) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier estimate of 20-year survival of intravenous drug user (IVDU) group versus non-IVDU group. The long-term mortality was not statistically different (p = 0.137). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 30-35DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Cox regression analysis of long-term survival (age-adjusted to 50.8 years) showed that there was no difference in long-term mortality between the intravenous drug user (IVDU) and non-IVDU groups (p = 0.683). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 30-35DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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