LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve may start to have an advantage ...

“The decision between a bioprosthetic and mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement,” said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study ...

Aortic valve narrowing (aortic stenosis) with concomitant cardiac amyloidosis is a severe heart disease of old age that is ...

However, patients who received mechanical valves had better long ... only patients who underwent re-do surgical aortic valve replacement or valve in valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive ...

Aortic valve replacement is a surgery that removes and ... Replacement of the entire valve with either a bioprosthetic or mechanical valve may be necessary. Once approved for surgery, a person ...

That’s not as long as mechanical valves ... With one type of operation, called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), you get a thin tube that runs through a small opening in your ...

The following report presents 3 cases of intravascular hemolysis that followed aortic-valve replacement ... apparent mechanical origin has been described after the use of Teflon for repair of ...

An aortic valve replacement can be a lifesaving measure to preserve healthy heart function and robust circulation throughout the body. Like any heart procedure, the recovery can be lengthy and ...

However, patients who received mechanical valves had better long ... only patients who underwent re-do surgical aortic valve replacement or valve in valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation ...