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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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8 years ago (January 3, 2018)
I love your attitude and your sense of humor, John. You just keep on dancin'!!
8 years ago (January 2, 2018)
Thank you for posting the two links regarding mechanical valve v biologic valve. Has your research indicated whether porcine or bovine valve is a better option?
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Aortic valve replacement: is porcine or bovine valve better? - PubMed - NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23211215
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;16(3):361-73. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs447. Epub 2012 Dec 4. Review
Pericardial heart valves - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericardial_heart_valves
The pericardial heart valve was invented by Marian Ionescu, a British surgeon working at the General Infirmary in Leeds, England.[1] He created this artificial bioprosthetic heart valve as a three-cusp structure made of chemically treated bovine pericardium attached to a Dacron cloth-covered titanium frame.[2]