Mitral Valve Repair Is Durable in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis John M. Stulak, MD, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, DPhil, Eric L. Matteson, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Heidi M. Connolly, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 2, Pages 510-515 (August 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.028 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Actuarial overall survival for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who underwent mitral valve repair (dashed line) is compared 2:1 with age- and sex-matched patients without RA who underwent mitral valve repair (solid line). Survival is significantly reduced among patients with RA (p = 0.005). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 510-515DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.028) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Actuarial freedom from mitral valve reoperation for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who underwent mitral valve repair (dashed line) is compared 2:1 with age- and sex-matched patients without RA who underwent mitral valve repair (solid line). Freedom from reoperation is significantly reduced among patients with RA (p = 0.036). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 510-515DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.028) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Actuarial overall survival for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who underwent mitral valve repair (blue line) is compared with that of patients with RA who did not undergo mitral valve repair, matched 2:1 according to age, sex, and duration of RA. Survival at 5 years is not significantly different among patient groups. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 510-515DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.028) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions