1. Long-Term Survival After the Bentall Procedure in 206 Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve 
Christian D. Etz, MD, Tobias M. Homann, MD, Daniel Silovitz, MS, David Spielvogel, MD, Carol A. Bodian, DrPh, Maximilian Luehr, MD, Gabriele DiLuozzo, MD, Konstadinos A. Plestis, MD, Randall B. Griepp, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 84, Issue 4, Pages (October 2007)
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2. Fig 1
Schematic drawing of mechanical (n = 126 patients; 61%) and biologic (n = 80 patients; 39%) valved composite grafts used for aortic root replacement using a modified Bentall technique.
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3. Fig 2
Valvular function and root diameter are shown, with acute type A dissections indicated separately. (AR = aortic regurgitation; AS = aortic stenosis.)
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4. Fig 3
Survival of patients with bicuspid aortic valve after aortic root replacement with a valved conduit using a modified Bentall technique. Shown for comparison is the Kaplan–Meier survival curve after bicuspid aortic valve replacement (short dashed step line) as reported by Borger and colleagues [30] and the age- and sex-matched life expectancy for the US population (solid step line).
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