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Figure 7 Percentage actuarial freedom from cardiac events up to 15 years of the St. Jude 19- to 21-mm valves by the prosthetic heart valve (PHV) effective orifice area index (EOAi) (calculated from the echocardiographic/Doppler valve area obtained at time of hospital discharge after PHV insertion). Adapted from reference 55.
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