Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from ...

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

These latest data reinforce years of smaller studies, but whether they should change practice is a matter of debate.

The artificial valve might be mechanical (made of man-made substances). Others are made out of animal tissue, often from a pig. Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is valve replacement without open ... and promptly connected to a mechanical ventilator (a machine that will help you breathe during the procedure).

A study reveals that middle-aged adults fare better with mechanical aortic valves compared to animal tissue-based valves. The research, presented at the Society for Thoracic Surgery annual meeting, ...

Medical history included a minor stroke, a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis ... tomography we performed supracoronary partial replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic arch with partial ...

The only effective treatment for aortic stenosis is removal of the mechanical obstruction. To this end, only aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been shown to achieve this while reducing mortality.

Opens in a new tab or window LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...

Study Finds Mechanical Valves Offer Superior Long-Term Survival for Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Aged 60 and Younger ...