Findings from this study were published in the journal articles listed below.
- Brennan JM, Edwards FH, Zhao Y, O'Brien S, Booth ME, Dokholyan RS, Douglas PS, Peterson ED; on behalf of the DEcIDE AVR Research Team. Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Mechanical versus Biologic Aortic Valve Prostheses in Older Patients: Results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database. Circulation. 2013 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23538379.
- Brennan JM, Edwards FH, Zhao Y, O'Brien SM, Douglas PS, Peterson ED; Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness–Aortic Valve Replacement (DEcIDE AVR) Research Team. Long-term survival after aortic valve replacement among high-risk elderly patients in the United States: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 1991 to 2007. Circulation. 2012 Sep 25;126(13):1621-9. Epub 2012 Aug 20. PMID: 22907936.
- Brennan JM, Edwards FH, Zhao Y, et al; DEcIDE AVR Research Team. Early anticoagulation of bioprosthetic aortic valves in older patients: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 Aug 15 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22921973.