Valves Used For Aortic Valve Replacement
September 2nd, 2008Sophia was recently diagnosed with aortic stenosis. In her email to me, Sophia wrote, “Hi Adam – What are the different types of valves used for aortic valve replacement?”
This is common question among patients after their diagnosis and surgeon interviews. Personally, I’ll never forget when both Dr. Trento and Dr. Starnes started talking about the different types of valves used for aortic valve replacement.
To help Sophia – and perhaps you – learn more about the valve replacement options, I am going to post a series of links (below) which contain ALOT of information on this topic:
- Mechanical or bioprosthetic heart valve replacements?
- Information about pig (porcine) valve replacement
- Information about cow (bovine) valve replacements
- Latest technology for aortic valve replacement
- Trifecta heart valve replacement By St. Jude Medical
- On-X mechanical heart valve replacement
- Video about minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
- Video about homograft valve for aortic surgery
I hope this helps shed some light on the valves used for aortic valve surgery.
Keep on tickin!
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| About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates clinical research with the personal experiences of 135 former patients to help future patients and their caregivers better understand the problems, the opportunities and the realities of heart valve surgery. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here. |
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