More Tricuspid Repairs Performed Compared With Replacements
TV=tricuspid valve.Reproduced with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins from Roger JH, Bolling ST. The tricuspid valve: current perspective and evolving management of tricuspid regurgitation. Circulation 2009;119:2718–2725.
Two-Year Survival Following TAVR, SAVR, and MM for High-Risk Patients With AS
AS=aortic stenosis; LEF=low ejection fraction; LF=low flow; LG=low gradient; MM=medical management; SAVR=surgical aortic valve replacement; TAVR=transcatheter aortic valve replacement.Reproduced with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins from Hermann HC, Pibarot P, Hueter I, et al. Predictors of mortality and outcomes of therapy in low-flow severe aortic stenosis: a Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial analysis. Circulation 2013;127:2316–2326.
Mortality Rates Following MVR Plus CABG Versus CABG or MM Alone in Patients with Mitral Regurgitation
CABG=coronary artery bypass graft surgery; MED=medical therapy; MM=medical management; MVR=mitral valve repair.Reproduced with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins from Deja MA, Grayburn PA, Sun B, et al. Influence of mitral regurgitation repair on survival in the surgical treatment for ischemic heart failure trial. Circulation 2012;125(21):2639–2648.
Actuarial Survival Following MV Repair Versus Replacement
MV=mitral valve.Reproduced with permission from Elsevier from De Bonis M, Ferrara D, Taramasso M, et al. Mitral replacement or repair for functional mitral regurgitation in dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy: is it really the same? Ann Thorac Surg 2012;94(1):44–51.
The editors would like to thank the many members of the 2014 Heart Failure presenting faculty who generously gave their time to ensure the accuracy and quality of the articles in this publication.