Characteristics of patients undergoing valve prosthesis reimplantation
| n (%) | 46 (7.5) |
| Median age (range) | 59.9 (24–79) |
| Male, n (%) | 24 (52.2) |
| Median time interval to reimplant (months) | 84 (1–312) |
| Site of first implantation, n (%) | |
| Aortic | 30 (65.2) |
| Mitral | 14 (30.4) |
| Mitroaortic | 2 (4.3) |
| Median time interval to reoperation (months) | 84 (1–312) |
| Cause of reoperation, n (%) | |
| Infection | 11 (23.9) |
| Prosthetic valve deterioration | 35 (76.1) |
| Median time interval to reimplant, months (range) | |
| Due to infection | 14 (2–72) |
| Due to valve deterioration | 114 (1–312) |
| Median age of patients, years (range) | |
| With infections | 69.8 (31–78) |
| With structural valve deterioration | 55.8 (24–79) |