Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies
References | Prosthesis used | Duration | Number of patients | Place of study | Follow up range (years) | Follow up duration (years) | Follow up completeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Relland [9] | Carpentier-Edwards 3rd generation supra-annular valve (porcine) | 4 years 3 months | 145 | France | NA | 7 | NA |
Jamieson [10] | Carpentier-Edwards 3rd generation supra-annular valve (porcine) | 2 years 3 months | 259 | Canada | NA | NA | 98.60% |
Jamieson [11] | Medtronic Intact (porcine) | 11 years | 333 | Canada | NA | 10 | 95.30% |
Williams [12] | Medtronic Intact (porcine) | 3 years | 114 | South Africa | NA | 1.66 | NA |
Loisance [13] | Sorin Mitroflow (pericardial) | 2 years 9 months | 52 | France | 2.9—5.5 | 3.5 | 100% |
Bortolotti [14] | Medtronic Hancock II (porcine) | 4 years 2 months | 72 | Italy | 0.6—4.5 | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 100% |
Garcia [15] | Labcor-Santiago (pericardial) | 8 months | 11 | Spain | NA | NA | 100% |
Wheatley [16] | Bioflo (bovine pericardial) | 3 years 1 month | 31 | Scotland | Max:7.47 | 5.45 ± 1.93 | 100% |
Vermeulen [17] | Medtronic Intact (porcine) | 2 years 11 months | 438 | Worldwide | Max: 5 | N.A | NA |
Mohr [18] | Quattro (stentless) | NA | 52 | Germany | 0.08—5.41 | 0.26 ± 0.13 | 100% |
Fradet [19] | Medtronic Mosaic (porcine) | 6 years 7 months | 366 | Worldwide | Max: 6.1 | 2.5 | NA |
Hiremath [20] | Dafodil (stented, bovine, pericardial) | 12 months | 30 | India | NA | 1 | 93.33% |
Firstenberg [21] | Carpentier-Edwards Perimount (pericardial) | 1 year 1 month | 69 | Worldwide | 0.30—2.44 | 1.62 ± 0.36 | 100% |
Folliguet [22] | Sorin Pericarbon (bovine pericardial) | 9 years 2 months | 39 | France | NA | 4.9 ± 2.6 | NA |
Eichinger [23] | Medtronic Mosaic (porcine) | 5 years 3 months | 100 | Europe | 0—6.1 | 2.6 | 98% |
Masters [24] | Medtronic Hancock II (porcine) | 9 years 8 months | 138 | Canada | NA | 8.33 | 97% |
Pomerantz [25] | St Jude Medical Biocor (porcine) | 17 years 9 months | 546 | Brazil | NA | 4.35 | NA |
Frater [26] | Quattro (stentless) | 7 years 11 months | 175 | South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia | 0—7.5 | 3.4 | 91% |
Riess [27] | Medtronic Mosaic (porcine) | 5 years 8 months | 47 | USA | Max:10 | 5.4 | 70% |
Jamieson [28] | St Jude Medical Epic (porcine) | 4 years | 175 | USA | NA | NA | 94.80% |
Loor [29] | Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna (bovine pericardial) | 4 years | 70 | USA | 0—5.12 | 1.3 | NA |
Celiento [30] | Medtronic Mosaic (porcine) | 16 years | 100 | Italy | Max: 17.7 | 6 ± 4.6 | 97% |