If the tissue valve lasts 20 years and the replacement lasts 20 more, he still might need another. Our parents passed away at 93 and 90. The surgeon uses the On-X valve for mechanical valves.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father is having issues with his aortic valve. He is 53 years old and was told he needs to have a valve replacement. I was reading that there are different types of valves. Can… ...

Methods. In this experiment, microindentation tests were carried out on three porcine aortic valve samples, using a Hysitron ® TI 950 TriboIndenter ® fitted with an xZ 500 Extended Displacement ...

Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new valve may be mechanical or made of animal tissue, often from a pig. Your doctor will talk with you before surgery about which type ...

Source Reference: Bowdish ME, et al "Bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients 40-75 years" J Am Coll Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.01.013.

LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) today announced new data from the COMMENCE aortic trial, demonstrating low rates of structural valve deterioration (SVD) in ...

When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each have strengths and weaknesses. Now, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers believe they have found a way to ...

Should a faulty aortic valve be the problem, “if you don’t have it treated, there’s a 50% chance you won’t live half a year,” Grossi says. Valve problems are not limited to the elderly.

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS), a progressive disease characterized by heart valve tissue stiffening and obstructed blood flow from the heart, is known as a "silent killer," affecting 12.4 percent of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother, who is 48, has a leaky aortic valve. It is a ...

University of Colorado Boulder engineers and faculty from the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (CFReT) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have teamed up to develop ...

Dear Dr. Roach • My brother, who is 48, has a leaky aortic valve. It is a birth defect in his bicuspid valve. His health is otherwise excellent. We have ...