1. Effect of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch on Long-Term Survival With Aortic Valve Replacement: Assessment to 15 Years 
W.R. Eric Jamieson, MD, Jian Ye, MD, Jennifer Higgins, MD, Anson Cheung, MD, Guy J. Fradet, MD, Peter Skarsgard, MD, Eva Germann, MS, Florence Chan, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 89, Issue 1, Pages (January 2010)
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2. Fig 1
Freedom from overall mortality by three effective orifice area index (EOAI) groups (n = 3,343): E1 (solid line), not significant; E2 (long-dash line), mild to moderate; and E3 (short-dash line), severe. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; BP = bioprosthesis; MP = mechanical prosthesis.)
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , 51-59DOI: ( /j.athoracsur )
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