Table 1.
Summary of the included studies
| Author | Study type | Number of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Akhyari 2005 | Retrospective observational | 38 (18 Ross; 20 MV) |
| Andreas 2014 | Retrospective observational | 332 (159 Ross; 173 MV) |
| Bouhout 2017 | Prospective observational with PSM | 140 (70 Ross; 70 MV) |
| Buratto 2018 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 550 (275 Ross; 275 MV) |
| Choudhary 1998 | Retrospective observational | 189 (96 Ross; 93 Homograft) |
| Dagenais 2005 | Prospective observational | 332 (76 Ross; 202 BV; 54 Homograft) |
| Doss 2005 | RCT | 40 (20 Ross; 20 MV) |
| Doss 2011 | Prospective observational | 40 (20 Ross; 20 MV) |
| Elhamamsy 2010 | Prospective observational | 216 (108 Ross; 108 Homograft) |
| Elhamamsy 2022 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 1,302 (434 Ross; 434 MV; 434 BV) |
| Gofus 2022 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 582 (291 Ross; 291 MV) |
| Grocott-Mason 2000 | Retrospective observational | 518 (90 MV; 47 BV; 381 Homograft) |
| Heuvelman 2013 | Retrospective observational | 40 (18 Ross; 9 MV; 13 Homograft) |
| Jaggers 1998 | Prospective observational | 49 (22 Ross; 27 MV) |
| Klieverik 2008 | Prospective observational | 169 (63 Ross; 106 Homograft) |
| Knott-Craig 2000 | Retrospective observational | 238 (145 Ross; 93 Homograft) |
| Laforest 2002 | Prospective observational | 243 (132 Ross; 111 Homograft) |
| Mazine 2016 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 416 (208 Ross; 208 MV) |
| Mazine 2022 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 216 (108 Ross; 108 BV) |
| Mokhles 2011 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 506 (253 Ross; 253 MV) |
| Polito 2021 | Retrospective observational | 38 (16 Ross; 22 Ozaki) |
| Santini 1997 | RCT | 70 (33 Ross; 37 Homograft) |
| Sharabiani 2016 | Retrospective observational with PSM | 1,501 (717 Ross; 567 MV; 164 BV; 53 Homograft) |
| Zacek 2016 | Retrospective observational | 51 (22 Ross; 29 MV) |