Characteristics of the 13 reports selected for the meta-analysis of the stented porcine bioprostheses
| Reference No | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | ||
| *Approximate figures. | ||||||||||||||
| ~Data not available. | ||||||||||||||
| CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; PS, prospective; RS, retrospective. | ||||||||||||||
| Type of study | PS | ~ | PS | RS | RS | PS | RS | RS | RS | RS | RS | RS | ~ | |
| Patients (n) | 843 | 395 | 1108 | 165 | 1594 | 670 | 136 | 281 | 429 | 573 | 1823 | 561 | 429 | 9007 |
| % Male | 58 | 62 | 49 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 85 | 62 | 72 | ~ | ~ | 70 | 73 | 65 |
| Mean age (years) | 69 | 66 | 74 | 67 | 60 | 65 | 50 | 75 | 64 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 64 | 65 |
| Follow up (patient-years) | 5093 | 1264 | 4735 | 551 | 10 212 | 4813 | 1496 | 937 | 3000 | 5187 | 12640 | 1792 | 2431 | 54 151 |
| % Concomitant CABG | 43 | 31 | ~ | 19 | 34 | 43 | 7 | ~ | 35 | ~ | 42 | 39 | 34 | 37 |