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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Freedom at 5 years from valve-related mortality, major thromboembolism, hemorrhage, and other nonstructural valve dysfunction was, respectively, 96. 7 % + / - 1. 4 % (0. 7 % per patient-year), 90. 9 % + / - 2. 1 % (2. 2 % per patient-year), 87. 3 % + / - 2. 5 % (3. 6 % per patient-year), and 96. 1 % + / - 1. 4 % (0. 7 % per patient-year) in the CarboMedics group and 95. 9 % + / - 1. 5 % (1. 0 % per patient-year), 92. 5 % + / - 1. 8 % (2. 0 % per patient-year), 82. 6 % + / - 2. 8 % (4. 3 % per patient-year), and 96. 0 % + / - 1. 3 % (0. 6 % per patient-year) in the St Jude Medical group, with no overall intergroup differences.