Long-term survival rates for different graft types over time in unmatched groups
Survival rates
1 year
5 years
10 years
15 years
17 years
20 years
Biological CVG
85% (76.2–90.9)
75% (61.2–84.9)
75% (61.2–84.9)
55% (25.5–77.3)
41% (12.6–68.7)
-
Homograft
83% (73.2–88.9)
76% (65.8–83.9)
65% (52.9–75.3)
62% (48.5–73.0)
62% (48.5–73.0)
-
Mechanical CVG
88% (81.7–92.5)
81% (72.7–86.8)
73% (62.7–80.9)
60% (40.3–75.4)
50% (25.9–70.4)
50% (25.9–70.4)
Xenograft
89% (84.4–92.4)
85% (79.9–88.9)
79% (71.9–84.2)
70% (53.7–80.9)
70% (53.7–80.9)
70% (53.7–80.9)
CVG: composite valve graft
Declarations
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the support of Siobhan Daley and Andy Ryan from Department of Quality & Safety, Harefield Hospital. Abstract presented at the EACTS 38th Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 9–12 October 2024.
Author contributions
MC: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft. MYS: Investigation. FDR, TB, SKB, and JAG: Writing—review & editing. SGR: Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The study was approved by the Harefield Hospital ethics committee (Q&S 15/02/2024) and complies with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was waived by the Harefield Hospital ethics committee due to the retrospective nature of the study.
Consent to publication
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