The cumulative incidence of death in Arafat et al. series at 7 years was 4.8% (10). Similar studies were conducted by Farooq and Bernal and their colleagues in younger patients at a mean age of 41- 46 years, the 30-day mortality was 4.5 - 5.9% (11,12). The Kaplan-Meier survival probability in the series of Bernal and colleagues was 74.4% at 10 years and age >65 years was the only predictor of late mortality (12).