Results
711 Perimount and 453 Trifecta implantations were included. The
reoperation hazards were determined for age: 0.96 (0.92-0.99, p=0.02),
female (vs male): 0.35 (0.08-1.53, p=0.16), smoker (vs non-smoker): 2.44
(0.85-7.02, p=0.1), and Trifecta (vs Perimount): 2.68 (0.97-7.39,
p=0.06). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis in subgroups—age <
60, age ≥ 60, male, female, smoker, and non-smoker—showed Perimount
having lower reoperation rates than Trifecta in patient younger than 60
(p=0.02) and those with smoking history (p<0.01).