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. 2015 Jun 9;21(4):305–313. doi: 10.5761/atcs.ra.15-00134

Table 1.

Comparison studies of mechanical and biological valve

Author Numbers Age (y.o) Follow-up period Survival rate TE Bleeding SVD Reoperation Valve-related complication

Aortic valve
 Brennan (2013)25) M: 14789
B: 24410
65~80 12.6 years
Max. 17 years
M >B M = B
(12 years)
M >B
(12 years)
M <B
(12 years)
M <B
(12 years)
 Stassano (2009)26) M: 105
B: 105
55~70 106 months
Max. 16 months
M = B
(13 years)
M = B
(13 years)
M = B
(13 years)
M <B
(13 years)
M <B
(13 years)
M = B
(13 years)
 Weber (2012)27) M: 103
B: 103
>60 33 months
Max. 10 years
M >B M = B M = B
 McClure (2014)28) M: 361
B: 361
>65 8 years M = B
(14 years)
M = B
(14 years)
M >B
(14 years)
M <B
(14 years)
 Brown (2008)34) M: 220
B: 220
50–70 M: 9.1 years (Max. 11.9 years)
B: 6.2 years (Max. 9.6 years)
M >B
(10 years)
M = B M >B M = B
(10 years)
 Nishida (2014)31) M: 36
B: 111
>70 M: 7.3 years (Max. 23.2 years)
B: 4.6 years (Max. 21 years)
M <B M = B M >B M = B M = B M >B
  M: 67
B: 52
60–69 M: 9.8 years (Max. 25.5 years)
B:6.7 years (Max. 25.7 years)
M = B M >B M = B M <B M = B M = B
  M: 140
B: 37
60> M: 13.3 years (Max. 28.8 years)
B: 9.0 years (Max. 25.5 years)
M >B M = B M = B M <B M <B M <B
 Sezai (2015)30) M: 117
B: 201
>65 M: 6.2 ± 4.3 years (Max. 18.5 years)
B: 4.3 ± 3.6 years (Max. 13.7 years)
M = B M <B
Mitral valve
 Kaneko (2014)29) M: 125
B: 125
>65 M: 8 years
B: 3 years
M >B
(15 years)
M = B
(20 years)
M = B
(15 years)
M < B
(15 years)
 Sezai (2015)30) M: 59
B: 81
>65 M: 6.2 years (Max. 18.5 years)
B: 4.3 years (Max. 13.7 years)
M = B M <B

TE: thromboembolism; SVD: structural valve deterioration; M: mechanical valve; B: biological valve