Figure legends
Fig. 1: Response to Therapy and Median Elapsed Time from
surgery
Fig. 2: Kaplan-Meier curve for freedom from the first
recurrence of thrombosis
Footnote: Kaplan-Meier estimation for freedom from the first recurrence
of thrombosis revealed that at the end of the first 2 years regardless
of the treatment strategy, 84 % of patients were free of recurrent
thrombosis, however this declined to 61%, and 21% at the end of 4, and
10 years respectively. Median follow-up time of =31.1mo (0.53-155.9);
the median time for the first recurrence in patients= 85.5mo (95% CI:
41.8-129.2).
Fig. 3: Kaplan-Meier curve for survival rate and freedom from
chronic valve dysfunction
Footnote: Kaplan–Meier curve of 10-years survival rate and freedom from
chronic valve dysfunction at the end of the first year showed a rate of
93%, while it was 82% after 4 years. The 10-year survival rate and
freedom from chronic valve dysfunction was estimated 75%. The median
follow-up duration = 37.2mo (0.99-205.3)
Table 1- Baseline Characteristics of study population