Long-Term Outcomes of Mechanical Versus Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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  Figure 1. PRISMA flow diagram PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

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  Figure 2. A pooled estimate of the overall survival rate between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 1 (A), 2 (B), and 3 (C) years Reference: Alex [28], Attia [22], Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Huckaby [26], Iribarne [27], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20], Roumieh [30], Sakamoto [29], Stassano [18], Vogt [23]

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  Figure 3. A pooled estimate of the overall survival rate between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 5 (A), 10 (B), and 15 (C) years with the hazard ratio (D) Reference: Alex [28], Attia [22], Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Huckaby [26], Iribarne [27], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20], Roumieh [30], Sakamoto [29], Stassano [18], Vogt [23]

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  Figure 4. A pooled estimate of stroke incidence between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 1 (A), 2 (B), and 3 (C) years Reference: Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20], Vogt [23]

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  Figure 5. A pooled estimate of stroke incidence between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 5 (A), 10 (B), and 15 (C) years Reference: Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20], Vogt [23]

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  Figure 6. A pooled estimate of bleeding incidence between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 1 (A), 2 (B), and 3 (C) years Reference: Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20]

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  Figure 7. A pooled estimate of bleeding incidence between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 5 (A), 10 (B), and 15 (C) years Reference: Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20]

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  Figure 8. A pooled estimate of reoperation incidence between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 1 (A), 2 (B), and 3 (C) years Reference: Alex [28], Attia [22], Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Iribarne [27], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20], Vogt [23]

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  Figure 9. A pooled estimate of reoperation incidence between mechanical and biological valve replacement at 5 (A), 10 (B), and 15 (C) years Reference: Alex [28], Attia [22], Chiang [19], Glaser [21], Hu [25], Iribarne [27], Kim [24], Rodriguez-Caulo [20], Vogt [23]