Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a ...

“The decision between a bioprosthetic and mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement,” said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study ...

aHR 1.12 favoring bioprosthetic valves (95% CI 0.97-1.29) These findings were consistent in sensitivity analyses excluding pure aortic insufficiency, intermediate- or high-risk patients ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—In patients ages 60 years or younger undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, mechanical valves are associated with a survival benefit compared with bioprosthetic valves, ...

highlighting its advantages over conventional bioprosthetic valves. One study reported that early mortality rates after the procedure range from 0% to 5.88%, with a cumulative incidence of aortic ...

Many clinical reports have demonstrated excellent reports with pericardial valves with very low gradient and improved long-term durability compared with porcine bioprosthesis. [9–12] However ...

"The decision between a bioprosthetic and mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement," said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study and ...

CALC is the principal failure mode of BHV fabricated from glutaraldehyde pretreated porcine aortic valves or bovine pericardium. Covalent binding of APD to residual glutaraldehyde in pericardial ...

Aortic valve debridement via surgery or ultrasound ... TAVR may also be considered as an alternative to SAVR in patients receiving bioprosthetic (but not mechanical) valves. However, because ...

"The decision between a bioprosthetic and a mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement," said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study ...

"The decision between a bioprosthetic and a mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement," said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study ...