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. 2016 Feb 23;22(6):839–850. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw020

Table 3:

Clinical studies of porcine SIS-ECM used at extracardiac sites

Study Indication Level of evidence Patients Follow-up Outcome measure or method Result
Boyd et al. 2010 [28] Pericardial reconstruction III n = 111 (treatment)
n = 111 (control)
N/A Postoperative AF 54% reduction in relative risk (P < 0.001)
Quarti et al. 2011 [29] Vascular repair at different sites or valve reconstruction IV n = 26 total Mean 13.2 months, range (4–25 months) Echocardiogram No serious patch-related complications or deaths

SIS: small intestinal submucosa; ECM: extracellular matrix; AF: atrial fibrillation.