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Andreas Harpas got a guestbook from William Eggers

8 years ago (April 7, 2018)

Andreas I just read your post on my account. I am 50 and had my Aortic Valve replaced as well. I went with the tissue valve instead of mechanical. I did this primarily for 3 reasons, 1st is that I did not want to take blood thinners for the rest... Read more.

Felix Cherny

William! Both AHA, BHA and European Heart Associations do not recommend the tissue valves to anybody under 60. There is no guarantee that a tissue valve will last even 5 years in you, due to the calcination issues. And there is no guarantee that they can safely do TAVR or... Read more.

William Eggers

While I am well aware of that argument. My uncle had 2 pig valve replacements the first lasting well over 5 years.

Andreas Harpas got a guestbook from Bonnie Stone-Hope

8 years ago (April 6, 2018)

Hello Andreas, If you post your question about valve choice on your "story" section or your "journal" section, you may receive more responses as to your questions. Just a suggestion :)