1. Volume 95, Issue 1, Pages 38-42 (January 1989)
Factors Determining In-Hospital or Late Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement 
Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin, M.D., F.C.C.P., Julie Gonzalez-Lavin, R.N., Lynn B. McGrath, M.D., F.C.C.P., Saeid Amini, Ph.D., Debra Graf, R.N. 
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2. FIGURE 1
The instantaneous risk of late mortality as assessed by hazard function was low but constant until six years, at which time it peaked
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3. FIGURE 2
The instantaneous risk of late mortality as assessed by hazard function peaked simultaneously for patients with and without concomitant procedures. However, the peak was significantly lower in patients with isolated AVR
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4. FIGURE 3
Long-term actuarial patient survival is significantly better in patients with isolated AVR (p<0.001)
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