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, U.S. researchers ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for patients aged 60 and younger compared to bioprosthetic valves.

The last two decades have seen an increase in the use of biological over mechanical heart valve replacements. However, while ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be performed by highly trained specialists.

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

We match two cardiothoracic track fellows and one general thoracic track per year for our three-year program. Our cardiothoracic surgery track provides a comprehensive experience in all aspects of ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol ...

Whatever the cause, aortic stenosis can be a serious condition. If you have severe aortic stenosis, you may need surgery to repair or replace the valve.

Similar to our Thoracic Surgery (Independent) Fellowship program, residents will have developed extensive hands-on experience in complex aortic surgery ... Robotic operations include MIDCAB, mitral ...

Provided by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with ... U.S. researchers reported at the Society for Thoracic Surgery, opens new tab annual meeting in ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ... reported at the Society for Thoracic Surgery annual meeting in Los ...