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==Advantages of A Bioprosthetic Valve==
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[[Biological]] valves do not require anticoagulation, but they tend to fail over time <ref name="pmid8469251">{{cite journal| author=Hammermeister KE, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, Oprian C, Kim T, Rahimtoola S| title=A comparison of outcomes in men 11 years after heart-valve replacement with a mechanical valve or bioprosthesis. Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study on Valvular Heart Disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1993 | volume= 328 | issue= 18 | pages= 1289-96 | pmid=8469251 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199305063281801 | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid11028464">{{cite journal| author=Hammermeister K, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, Grover FL, Oprian C, Rahimtoola SH| title=Outcomes 15 years after valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve: final report of the Veterans Affairs randomized trial. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2000 | volume= 36 | issue= 4 | pages= 1152-8 | pmid=11028464 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11028464  }} </ref>. Patients with a biological valve may need to have the valve replaced in 10 to 15 years.
[[Biological]] valves do not require anticoagulation, but they tend to fail over time <ref name="pmid8469251">{{cite journal| author=Hammermeister KE, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, Oprian C, Kim T, Rahimtoola S| title=A comparison of outcomes in men 11 years after heart-valve replacement with a mechanical valve or bioprosthesis. Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study on Valvular Heart Disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1993 | volume= 328 | issue= 18 | pages= 1289-96 | pmid=8469251 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199305063281801 | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid11028464">{{cite journal| author=Hammermeister K, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, Grover FL, Oprian C, Rahimtoola SH| title=Outcomes 15 years after valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve: final report of the Veterans Affairs randomized trial. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2000 | volume= 36 | issue= 4 | pages= 1152-8 | pmid=11028464 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11028464  }} </ref>. Patients with a biological valve may need to have the valve replaced in 10 to 15 years.
==References==
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Revision as of 13:06, 15 April 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Prior to surgery, the surgeon and patient must make a choice as to whether a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve should be inserted.

Advanatges of A Mechanical Valve

Mechanical heart valves do not fail often. They last from 12 to 20 years. However, blood clots develop on them. If a blood clot forms, the patient may have a stroke. Anticoagulation with warfarin will be required which can be associated with bleeding.

Advantages of A Bioprosthetic Valve

Biological valves do not require anticoagulation, but they tend to fail over time [1][2]. Patients with a biological valve may need to have the valve replaced in 10 to 15 years.

References

  1. Hammermeister KE, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, Oprian C, Kim T, Rahimtoola S (1993). "A comparison of outcomes in men 11 years after heart-valve replacement with a mechanical valve or bioprosthesis. Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study on Valvular Heart Disease". N Engl J Med. 328 (18): 1289–96. doi:10.1056/NEJM199305063281801. PMID 8469251.
  2. Hammermeister K, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, Grover FL, Oprian C, Rahimtoola SH (2000). "Outcomes 15 years after valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve: final report of the Veterans Affairs randomized trial". J Am Coll Cardiol. 36 (4): 1152–8. PMID 11028464.