Table 2

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

Aortic valve replacementMitral valve replacementAortic + mitral valve replacement
10 Years20 Yearsp Value*10 Years20 Yearsp Value*10 Years20 Yearsp Value*
Values are % (mean (SEM)).
*p Values from log rank tests: Bjork-Shiley v porcine valves at 20 years.
Survival
All survivors
    Bjork-Shiley valve64.0 (4.6)28.4 (4.4)0.5752.7 (4.4)22.4 (3.8)0.4165.5 (8.8)24.1 (8.0)0.068
    Porcine valve65.7 (4.7)31.3 (4.7)46.5 (4.4)18.4 (3.6)43.8 (8.8)11.7 (5.9)
Survivors with original prosthesis intact
    Bjork-Shiley valve63.1 (4.6)27.5 (4.3)0.02548.8 (4.4)20.8 (3.7)<0.000158.6 (9.2)20.7 (7.5)0.002
    Porcine valve58.8 (4.9)13.7 (3.6)31.0 (4.1)2.5 (1.4)37.5 (8.6)3.1 (3.1)
Survivors without a major event
    Bjork-Shiley valve53.8 (4.8)15.2 (3.5)0.3441.1 (4.3)11.9 (3.0)0.00548.3 (9.3)17.2 (7.0)0.018
    Porcine valve52.0 (5.0)8.1 (3.0)25.6 (3.8)2.5 (1.4)37.5 (8.6)3.1 (3.1)
Valve related events
Reoperation
    Bjork-Shiley valve4.2 (2.1)7.4 (3.0)<0.00018.5 (2.9)13.4 (3.9)<0.000112.8 (6.9)24.2 (9.7)0.003
    Porcine valve11.3 (3.6)56.2 (8.4)38.6 (5.5)77.6 (6.7)40.7 (10.6)70.9 (11.0)
Bleeding: all episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve16.3 (4.2)61.1 (7.6)0.00114.3 (3.9)53.1 (8.2)0.3914.9 (8.1)35.0 (14.5)0.71
    Porcine valve5.9 (2.9)42.4 (12.1)11.1 (4.3)37.2 (10.9)0.0 (0.0)70.4 (24.4)
Bleeding: major episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve12.2 (3.7)37.8 (7.1)0.02111.6 (3.5)47.3 (8.5)0.0449.5 (6.5)22.4 (13.2)0.24
    Porcine valve4.2 (2.4)32.0 (12.6)6.6 (3.1)9.5 (4.1)0.0 (0.0)70.4 (24.4)
Embolism: all episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve9.8 (3.2)24.0 (6.2)0.1329.5 (4.8)53.4 (7.1)0.3213.3 (7.3)13.3 (7.3)0.68
    Porcine valve22.6 (4.9)39.2 (8.8)28.6 (5.1)32.0 (5.9)18.7 (8.8)18.7 (8.8)
Embolism: major episodes
    Bjork-Shiley valve2.0 (1.4)10.3 (4.9)0.2614.2 (3.6)18.3 (4.5)0.197.9 (5.4)7.9 (5.4)0.54
    Porcine valve8.9 (3.3)15.4 (7.0)10.1 (3.4)10.1 (3.4)4.6 (4.4)4.6 (4.4)
Endocarditis
    Bjork-Shiley valve4.8 (2.4)8.3 (4.1)0.712.3 (1.7)4.5 (2.7)0.385.8 (5.4)13.4 (9.0)0.40
    Porcine valve2.2 (1.6)8.7 (6.5)7.4 (3.4)7.4 (3.4)4.6 (4.4)28.4 (20.9)