Durability of pericardial versus porcine aortic valves
Guangqiang Gao, MD*,
YingXing Wu, MD*,*,
Gary L. Grunkemeier, PhD*,
Anthony P. Furnary, MD* and
Albert Starr, MD*
* Providence Health System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Figure 1 Age distribution of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with porcine and pericardial valve (vertical axis represents percentage).
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Figure 2 Probability of survival for porcine and pericardial aortic valve replacement patients.
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Figure 3 Freedom from thromboembolic events for porcine and pericardial aortic valve replacement patients.
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Figure 4 Freedom from explant for porcine and pericardial aortic valve replacement patients.
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Figure 5 Freedom from structural valve deterioration (SVD) for porcine and pericardial aortic valve replacement patients.
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Figure 6 Freedom from structural valve deterioration (SVD) for porcine aortic valve replacement patients in different age groups.
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