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Aortic Valve Replacement

A Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Versus Biological Valves in Patients Ages 55 to 70 Years

Paolo Stassano, MD^_*,_*, Luigi Di Tommaso, MD^_*, Mario Monaco, MD, Francesco Iorio, MD^_*, Paolo Pepino, MD, Nicola Spampinato, MD^_* and Carlo Vosa, MD^_*

^_* Cardiac Surgery Unit, University Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
Cardiac Surgery Unit, Istituto Clinico Pineta Grande, Castelvolturno, Italy

View larger version (16K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 1 Overall Survival of Patients Who Received Either MP or BP Valves BP = biological prosthesis; MP = mechanical prosthesis.

View larger version (15K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 2 Cardiac-Related Survival of Patients Who Received Either MP or BP Valves Abbreviations as in Figure 1.

View larger version (16K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 3 Freedom From MAPE for Patients Who Received Either MP or BP Valves MAPE = major adverse prosthetic-related events; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.