Comments on: Porcine Valves – What is A Porcine Heart Valve Replacement? http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/ Former Patient And Author, Adam Pick, Blogs About Heart Valve Replacement And Heart Valve Repair Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Suzanne http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/comment-page-1/#comment-5586 Suzanne Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:33:46 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/#comment-5586 Hi My mom had a porcine valve in 1999. She is now 74 years old. I see the life expectancy is 10-15 years. She is presently not having any problems. Do they last more than 15 years. Hi

My mom had a porcine valve in 1999. She is now 74 years old. I see the life expectancy is 10-15 years. She is presently not having any problems. Do they last more than 15 years.

]]> By: Vivian Garcia http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Vivian Garcia Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:55:09 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/#comment-3326 Question? My 77 yo mother had a pig valve replacement 1 year on 2/28/08. She was in the hospital in 9/2007 with CHf and now the surgeon is saying that the valve has narrowed and my understanding is that they should last 10 to 12 years. Why does this happen? Manufacture? Surgeon? Why? Tks Question? My 77 yo mother had a pig valve replacement 1 year on 2/28/08. She was in the hospital in 9/2007 with CHf and now the surgeon is saying that the valve has narrowed and my understanding is that they should last 10 to 12 years. Why does this happen? Manufacture? Surgeon? Why? Tks

]]> By: Mark Shearon http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 Mark Shearon Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:13:34 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/27/porcine-valve/#comment-3063 My dad had pig valve "installed" last week, and we have a question I can't find the answer to: what strain of pig is most commonly used when harvesting valves for human implantation? My dad had pig valve “installed” last week, and we have a question I can’t find the answer to: what strain of pig is most commonly used when harvesting valves for human implantation?

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