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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2007; 49:1465-1471, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.026 (Published online 20 March 2007).
© 2007 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Improved Outcomes After Aortic Valve Surgery for Chronic Aortic Regurgitation With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Sunil K. Bhudia, MD*, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD*,*, Ganesh S. Kumpati, MD*, Joe Helou, MD*, Katherine J. Hoercher, RN*, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, MSc{dagger} and Eugene H. Blackstone, MD*,{dagger}

* Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
{dagger} Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.


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Figure 1 Mortality After Aortic Valve Surgery in Propensity-Matched Patients With and Without Severe LVD

(A) Survival. Each square (severe left ventricular dysfunction [LVD] group) and circle (nonsevere LVD group) represents an event; vertical bars represent confidence intervals equivalent to ±1 standard error (68% confidence limit). Numbers in parentheses represent patients at risk for death. Solid lines are parametric estimates enclosed within 68% confidence limits. (B) Hazard ratio comparing hazard for death of patients with severe versus nonsevere LVD enclosed within 68% confidence limits.

 

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Figure 2 Hospital Mortality in Propensity-Matched Patients Across the Clinical Experience

Solid lines are parametric trend lines enclosed within dashed 68% confidence limits. Aggregated raw mortality is represented by symbols (squares for severe LVD group and circles for the nonsevere group). Abbreviations as in Figure 1.

 

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Figure 3 Ten-Year Predicted Survival in Propensity-Matched Patients According to Date of Operation

Data derived from a multivariable model containing group (severe vs. nonsevere LVD), date of operation, and interaction of group with date of operation. Solid lines represent parametric estimates enclosed within 68% confidence limits. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.

 

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Figure 4 Survival in Propensity-Matched Patients Undergoing Surgery in 1985 and Beyond

Depiction is as in Figure 1A. Solid lines represent predicted survival obtained for each matched patient by solving the overall, multivariable risk-adjusted equation in Table 3. They are enclosed within 68% confidence limits. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.

 




 
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