Table 1.

A summary of cases with long event-free survival in patients with mechanical valve replacement.

CASES	AGE	POSITION	TYPE	YEARS
Kucukaksu et al.19	56	Aortic	B-S	30
Uzun et al.23	45	Aortic	S-E	2
Yildiz et al.20	42	Aortic	B-S	22
Ozkokeli et al.21	58	Aortic	S-E	37
Ikizler et al.22	58	Aortic	S-E	34
Sharma et al.23	68	Aortic	St Jude	23
Björk et al.16	–	Mitral	–	–
Perez-Zaldivar et al.14	26	Mitral	St Jude	10
Cicekcioglu et al.24	21	Tricuspid	B-S	15
Iscan hz et al.25	25	Pulmonary	St Jude	15
Enes et al.5	46	Mitral	St Jude	27
Present case 1	92	Aortic	–	23
Present case 2	66	Aortic	B-S	35