Edwards Valve Replacements
Blog Topics: Edwards Lifesciences Valve Replacement Manufacturer; Tissue Valve Replacements; Mechanical Valve Replacements; Edwards Valve - Transcatheter Valves Replacements
I distinctly remember what it is like to be diagnosed with a severe heart valve defect. The realization that heart valve surgery is in your future can bring about a number of unique emotions - most of all fear of the unknown.
For many, there are a number of surgical options to consider post-diagnosis. If you need a valve replacement, the question becomes one of preference. Will you receive a mechanical valve? A tissue valve replacement? Maybe a pig valve? Or, a bovine valve replacement.
One of the leading valve replacement manufacturers is Edwards Lifesciences from Irvine, California. Edwards valve replacements have been used for years in heart valve replacement surgery.
Edwards valve replacements cover many different heart valve needs including the aortic valve and the mitral valve. As you can see below, Edwards valves are primarily tissue valves comprised of porcine tissue.
Carpentier -Edwards Perimount Theon Aortic Heart Valve
It should also be noted the Edwards LifeSciences is also pioneering the use of transcatheter valve replacement procedures. I have also included a picture of a transcatheter Edwards valve below.
Edwards Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve
Along with Medtronic, St. Jude, On-X and ATS, Edwards valves replacements are the most well-known and well-regarded heart valve replacement manufacturers in the industry.
I hope this helps explain a little more about Edwards valves replacements and heart valve surgery.
Keep on tickin!
Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, a unique book which integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of an actual heart valve surgery patient. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.
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September 8th, 2007 at 10:29 am
[…] This week I selected a transcatheter heart valve surgery video that focuses on the minimally invasive surgical tools being developed by Edwards Lifesciences. FYI, I previously wrote a blog about Edwards valve if you are interested. […]
September 19th, 2007 at 9:05 am
[…] The future of heart valve surgery using smaller incisions appears to be bright. In addition to newer, catheter-based methods for heart valve replacement, robots are also being used for minimally invasive procedure to repair heart valves. As I wrote last week, Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Procedures are providing encouraging patient results due to smaller incisions and faster recovery. […]