Table 1

Actuarial survival and occurrence of valve related events after 10 and 20 years in patients receiving a Bjork-Shiley or porcine prosthesis

All patients
10 years20 yearsp Value*
Values are % (mean (SEM)).
*p Value from log rank tests, Bjork-Shiley v porcine valves at 20 years.
Survival
All survivors
    Bjork-Shiley valve58.7 (3.0)25.0 (2.7)0.39
    Porcine valve53.6 (3.1)22.6 (2.7)
Survivors with original prosthesis intact
    Bjork-Shiley valve55.7 (3.1)23.5 (2.6)<0.0001
    Porcine valve42.6 (3.0)6.7 (1.6)
Survivors without a major event
    Bjork-Shiley valve47.0 (3.1)13.8 (2.2)0.0007
    Porcine valve37.3 (3.0)4.8 (1.4)
Valve related events
Reoperation
    Bjork-Shiley valve7.1 (1.8)12.2 (2.5)<0.0001
    Porcine valve27.0 (3.3)67.8 (5.0)
Bleeding: all episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve15.3 (2.7)55.6 (5.5)0.007
    Porcine valve7.5 (2.2)43.6 (8.6)
Bleeding: major episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve11.7 (2.4)40.7 (5.4)0.008
    Porcine valve4.9 (1.8)27.9 (8.4)
Embolism: all episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve19.4 (2.8)36.6 (4.6)0.77
    Porcine valve25.1 (3.3)37.9 (6.5)
Embolism: major episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve8.3 (1.9)13.9 (3.1)0.68
    Porcine valve9.0 (2.2)13.6 (4.9)
Endocarditis
    Bjork-Shiley valve3.8 (1.4)7.5 (2.6)0.60
    Porcine valve4.6 (1.6)10.3 (4.6)